Hipertansiyon hastalarının ilaçlarına ve sağlık merkezlerine uyumları

Hipertansiyon tedavisi ülkelerin sağlık giderlerinde önemli bir paya sahiptir. Bu çalışmadaki amacımız, sağlık için ayrılan kaynakların kısıtlı olduğu ülkemizdeki antihipertansif ilaç savurganlığının boyutlarını tespit etmektir. Çalışmaya hastanemizin dahiliye, kardiyoloji, nefroloji, endokrinoloji ve aile hekimliği polikliniklerine Mayıs 2007-Temmuz 2007 tarihleri arasında herhangi bir nedenle başvuran, hipertansiyon tanısı almış 441'i kadın (%62), 270'ü erkek (%38) 711 adet hasta alındı. 278 hasta (%39,1) tek antihipertansif ilaç kullanırken, sırasıyla 265 hasta (%37.3) iki, 130 hasta (%18,3) üç, 32 hasta (%4,5) dört ve 6 hastanın (%0.9) beş veya daha fazla antihiper-tansif ilaç kullanmakta olduğu tespit edildi. Tedavi değişikliğine gidilen hastaların özgeçmişlerinde 163'ü (%22,9) bir farklı antihipertansif ilaç kullanmışken, sırasıyla 146 hastanın (%20,5) iki, 95 hastanın (%13,4) üç, 61 hastanın (%8,6) dört, 34 hastanın (%4,8) beş, 29 hastanın (%4) altı veya daha fazla sayıda farklı antihipertansif ilaç kullandığı saptandı. Son beş yıl içerisinde hipertansiyon tanı ve tedavisi için 95 hastanın (%13,4) iki, 155 hastanın (%21,8) üç, 160 hastanın (%22,5) dört, 221 hastanın (%31,1) beş veya daha fazla hekime başvurduğu ve sadece 71 hastanın (%10) bir tek hekimin takibinde kaldığı tespit edildi Sonuç olarak ülkemizde hipertansiyon tedavisi sırasında çok sık ilaç değişiminin olduğu ve bu hasta grubunun farklı hekimlere başvurduğu tespit edilmiştir. İlaç savurganlığının engellenmesi için hipertansiyon hastalarının takibi ile ilgili bir sağlık politikası planlanmalıdır.

Adherence of patients to antihypertensive medication and to health care centers

The annual costs of antihypertensive drugs are too high in Turkey due to misuse, overuse and frequent change in antihypertensive drugs without any reason. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the adherence of the patients with hypertension to medication and health care centers for follow up and to find the cost of over use of drugs in Turkey. 711 patients taking at least one antihypertensive drug who were followed up by cardiology, nephrology, internal medicine, endocrinology and family medicine outpatient clinics were enrolled in this study. 39,1 % of patients were found to be using one antihypertensive drug, 37.3 % 2 antihypertensive drug, 18,3% 3 antihypertensive drug, 4.5 % 4 and 0.9 % found to be using 5 or more antihypertensive drug. We also found that 71 of patients (10%) followed by 1 doctor, 95 patients (13.4%) were followed by 2 doctor, 155 patients (21.8 %) were followed by 3, 160 patients (22.5%) were followed by 4, 221 patients (31.1%) were followed by 5 or more doctors. In our study we found 74,3% of patients changed antihypertensive medication and of these 22.9 % changed once, 20.5% changed twice, 13.4% changed three times, 8.6% changed four times, 4.8% changed 5 times, 4% changed 6 and more times. In conclusion, antihypertensive drugs are frequently changed without any acceptable reason. The most common reasons are applying different doctors and hospitals. To prevent misuse and overuse of antihypertensive drugs in our country, Health Ministry should plan a health policy.

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