Analyse on Influencing Factors of Compliance in Gout Patients with Urate-Lowering Therapy
DAI Xiao-liang
HE Biao
XIANG Zhen
Abstract：Objective To investigate the current situation of gout patients in urate-lowering therapy(ULT),and analyze the compliance of related-influencing factors.Methods The status and inluencing factors of compliance of 172 gout patients were investigated by using self-designed and Morisky questionnaire,and also statistically analyzed.Results A total of 60 in 172 patients(34.88％)had good compliance,the other 112 patients(65.12％)had poor compliance.Single factor analysis showed that the compliances were siginificantly differences in different patients of target value of urate-lowering,general knowledge of gout,educational degree,family income,payment methods of medical expenses,medical conditions(P<0.05).Multiariable logistic regression analysis showed independent factors affected patients' compliance in urate-lowering were target value of urate-lowering(OR=15.747),gout general knowledge(OR=15.463),family income(OR=3.813),educational degree(OR=1.782),payment methods of medical expenses(OR=1.066),medical conditions(OR=0.853).Conclusion Patients with gout ULT exist problems of poor compliance mainly due to lack of health education knowledge.Each medical staff and social security should take active measures to improve patients' compliance,especially above influence factors,and ensure up-to-standard of urate-lowering.
Keywords：GoutUrate-lowering therapyCompliance
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 442-444 )