Assessment of the Compliance of Statin Treatment in Hyperlipidemic Patients and its Association with Socioeconomic Status
Noreen Irum
Department of Pharmacology, People’s University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women (PUMHSW), Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
Masood Ahmed Unar
Department of Pharmacology, People’s University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women (PUMHSW), Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
Kamlesh Kumar Ahuja
Department of Medicine, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU), Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan.
Waseem Raja Memon
Department of Medicine, People’s University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women (PUMHSW), Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
Muhammad Umair Farooqui
Institute of Pharmacy, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU), Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan.
Anwar Ali Jamali
Department of Medicine, People’s University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women (PUMHSW), Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
Arslan Ahmer *
Department of Medicine, People’s University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women (PUMHSW), Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objectives: To assess the compliance of statin treatment in hyperlipidemic patients and its association with Socioeconomic Status in Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
Methodology: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study using convenient sampling technique conducted in collaboration with Department of Cardiology & Medicine People Medical College Hospital (PMCH) Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan during January to June 2015. A total of 100 patients suffering from Hyperlipidemia (diagnosed) were recruited from out patients department (OPD) of Cardiology & Medicine department. The data was collected by administering the questionnaire to Hyperlipidemic patients after a written consent. All the variables related to socioeconomically class on per designed questionnaire were registered by filling the designed Proforma.
Results: Out of 100 patients enrolled the mean age of the patients was 49.45\(\pm\)9.72 years. The mean cholesterol levels were 231.83\(\pm\)15.9 mg/dl. Statin therapy compliance was compared with socioeconomic status. Statin therapy compliance was achieved in socio-economic status which revealed > 80% proportion of days covered (PDC) response however results statistical significance was P-value 0.056.
Conclusion: Hyperlipidemic patients have shown a good compliance to statins. Compliance in both lower and middle class was more than in higher class.
Keywords: Compliance, hyperlipidemia, nawabshah, statin