Abstract

ROJAS-REYES, Jennifer  and  FLOREZ-FLOREZ, Magda Lucía. Adherence to Treatment and Quality of Life in People with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Aquichan [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.3, pp.328-339. ISSN 1657-5997.  https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2016.16.3.5.

Objective: To identify the relationship between adherence to treatment and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in people with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Materials and method: Quantitative study of cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational design. The researchers used non-probability simple random sampling to select 180 participants and Spearman's nonparametric correlation for statistical analysis. Results: The average age was 63 years, and the average time elapsed after infarction was 35 months. Regarding level of adherence to treatment, total adherence (54%) predominated over partial adherence (45%). As to health-related quality of life, 27% showed a low level. Regarding Spearman's correlation, a coefficient of -0.315 with a significance of p = 0.00 was established, where the negative number reflects the nature of the scales with which variables were measured, and therefore the correlation was positive, numerically modest but significant. Conclusion: The relationship between adherence to treatment and health-related quality of life is evident in a correlation that is statistically significant but catalogues as modest, and these results are consistent with the multidimensionality of the phenomena.

Keywords : Adherence to treatment; quality of life; coronary heart disease; cardiovascular nursing; medication compliance.

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