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A qualitative study investigating perceived barriers to medication adherence in chronic illness patients of Karachi,
Atta Abbas Naqvi1, Mohamed Azmi Hassali1, Muhammad Tariq Aftab2
1Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia.
Objective:
The study aimed to perceived barriers to medication adherence in patients with chronic illnesses..
Methods:
A qualitative study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi in September 2017, using grounded theory and inductive approach. Interviews were conducted using a checklist in Urdu language from patients of chronic illnesses determined based on medicines dispensed from the out-patient pharmacy in hospital. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, translated in English and validated. The translated quotations were analysed using a qualitative analysis software, and thematic analysis was conducted. Codes were generated and analysed by semantic linkages and network analysis using ATLAS.ti qualitative research software.
Results:
Of the 16 patients interviewed, 8(50%) were males and 8(50%) were females. Barriers to medication adherence identified were patient behaviour (intentional and un-intentional non-adherence), comorbidity and pill burden, cost-related non-adherence, and low patient knowledge. The last barrier was associated with the rest.
Conclusions:
Counselling has the potential to increase patient knowledge regarding medication use, and active pharmacist-physician collaboration can improve medication adherence..
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