State and related factors of medication compliance and health empowerment in gout patients

CAO Shuang-yan; LIU Hui-fen; SHAO Zhan-qin; GU Jie-ruo

doi:10.13820/j.cnki.gdyx.20224856

Abstract：Objective To analyze the status quo of medication compliance and health empowerment of gout pa-tients,and summarize related influencing factors,in order to provide reference for improving medication compliance.Methods We used the adherence to medication and health empowerment scale of elderly patients with chronic diseases and the health empowerment scale to investigate the adherence to medication and health empowerment of gout patients in outpatients of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University and the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in a cross-sectional manner.Results A total of 186 patients were included,and the effective rate was 93％.The age of gout patients ranged from 25 to 76 years old,with an average age of(45.8±11.2)years old;among which 98.92％were males.In terms of medication compliance,the score of patients was 4.32±1.68,among which 81.72％had poor medication compliance.The higher the score of medication compliance,the worse the perceived health status of patients,and the two showed a negative correlation.The average total score of health empowerment was 4.06±0.43,and the health empowerment score was related to the educational level and perceived health status of patients.Conclusion In terms of medication,the compliance of gout patients is low,and the analysis of the reason has a certain relationship with the patients'self-conscious health status.Clinical medical staff should pay attention to medication health education,em-phasize reasonable and correct medication awareness and belief formation,help patients improve medication compliance,ensure the effectiveness of medication,and improve safety.