Aderência ao tratamento por estatinas e fatores associados em usuárias do Sistema Único de Saúde

Objective: To identify the adherence rate of a statin treatment and possible related factors in female users from the Unified Health System. Method: Seventy-one women were evaluated (64.2 ± 11.0 years) regarding the socio-economic level, comorbidities, current medications, level of physical activity, self-report of muscular pain, adherence to the medical prescription, body composition and biochemical profile. The data were analyzed as frequencies, Chi-Squared test, and Mann Whitney test (p<0.05). Results: 15.5% of women did not adhere to the medical prescription for the statin treatment, whos...

• Assuntos:

  • Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA
  • Redutases
  • Dislipidemias
  • Perfil de saúde
  • Adesão à medicação
  • Saúde pública