Association Between Social Support and Medication Literacy in Chinese Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

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Background: The level of medication literacy is very important to control symptoms and improve the prognosis of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The positive role of social support is able to promote patient health outcomes. However, few studies have addressed the association between social support and medication literacy in patients with CHD. The purpose of this study is to investigate the status of medication literacy and social support, and confirm the association between them in patients with CHD.

Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated 416 participants, and was conducted in a grade a hospital in China. Three different survey instruments were applied: The Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire, the Chinese Version of the Medication Literacy Scale, and the Social Support Rating Scale. Pearson correlation analysis and ordinal logistic regression analysis were performed to analyze data.

Results: The results showed that the mean score of medication literacy among the 416 participants was 4.96 ± 4.68, 48.8% (203) participants with inadequate medication literacy. The independent determinants of medication literacy include gender, education level, course of disease, number of medicines, and subjective support in social support. The mean score of social support was 41.05 ± 6.16. The Pearson correlation analysis indicated that social support was positively correlated with medication literacy ( r = 0.398, P < 0.01).

Conclusion: The study shows that the level of medication literacy and social support for patients with CHD are inadequate. Social support levels could have a positive effect on medication literacy of patients.

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WHO reported that adherence among patients with chronic diseases averages only 50% in developed countries. This is recognized as a significant public health issue, since medication nonadherence leads to poor health outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Improving medication adherence is, therefore, crucial and revealed on many studies, suggesting interventions can improve medication adherence. One significant aspect of the strategies to improve medication adherence is to understand its magnitude. However, there is a lack of general guidance for researchers and healthcare professionals to choose the appropriate tools that can explore the extent of medication adherence and the reasons behind this problem in order to orchestrate subsequent interventions. This paper reviews both subjective and objective medication adherence measures, including direct measures, those involving secondary database analysis, electronic medication packaging (EMP) devices, pill count, and clinician assessments and self-report. Subjective measures generally provide explanations for patient's nonadherence whereas objective measures contribute to a more precise record of patient's medication-taking behavior. While choosing a suitable approach, researchers and healthcare professionals should balance the reliability and practicality, especially cost effectiveness, for their purpose. Meanwhile, because a perfect measure does not exist, a multimeasure approach seems to be the best solution currently.

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Li Qiao: URI : http://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1328144/overview

Zhuqing Zhong: URI : http://loop.frontiersin.org/people/871188/overview

Lin Lai: URI : http://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1297048/overview

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Front Cardiovasc Med

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Front Cardiovasc Med

Journal ID (publisher-id): Front. Cardiovasc. Med.

Title: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.

ISSN (Electronic): 2297-055X

Publication date (Electronic): 25 November 2021

Publication date Collection: 2021

Volume: 8

Electronic Location Identifier: 705783

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[1] ¹Department of Nursing, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University , Changsha, China

[2] ²Department of Nursing, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University , Changsha, China

[3] ³Department of Cardiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University , Changsha, China

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Edited by: Shi Wu Wen, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Canada

Reviewed by: Roger Watson, University of Hull, United Kingdom; Xiaoxu Huo, Tianjin Medical University, China

*Correspondence: Feng Zheng 1030185308@ 123456qq.com

This article was submitted to Coronary Artery Disease, a section of the journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.705783

PMC ID: 8655157

PubMed ID: 34901201

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Date received : 06 May 2021

Date accepted : 22 October 2021

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Funded by: Science and Technology Program of Hunan Province, doi 10.13039/501100019081;

Funded by: National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, doi 10.13039/501100004572;

Association Between Social Support and Medication Literacy in Chinese Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

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