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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease affecting spine and other joints leads to great disability and chronic pain, and has a notable adverse financial and social effect upon patients’ life; for this, a good medicines adherence is demanded to achieve good daily activity and better quality of life. AIM OF STUDY: To explore adherence to medicines in Iraqi patients with Ankylosing spondylitis. PATIENTS & METHODS: A cross-sectional study enrolled 100 (96 males and 4 females) Iraqi patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis diagnosed according to ASAS criteria. Data collection was done using questionnaires and interview. Adherence quantified using Arabic version of 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). RESULTS: High score of adherence to medicines in the study population was found, and the mean of the score was (6.8±1.6) with 83% of studied patients showing moderate to high adherence. A strong positive correlation found between the adherence & both the kind of treatment (Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs) and number of medicines taken. CONCLUSION: Most of the studied Ankylosing Spondylitis patients were adherent to their treatment. BACKGROUND: Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease affecting spine and other joints leads to great disability and chronic pain, and has a notable adverse financial and social effect upon patients’ life; for this, a good medicines adherence is demanded to achieve good daily activity and better quality of life. AIM OF STUDY: To explore adherence to medicines in Iraqi patients with Ankylosing spondylitis. PATIENTS & METHODS: A cross-sectional study enrolled 100 (96 males and 4 females) Iraqi patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis diagnosed according to ASAS criteria. Data collection was done using questionnaires and interview. Adherence quantified using Arabic version of 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). RESULTS: High score of adherence to medicines in the study population was found, and the mean of the score was (6.8±1.6) with 83% of studied patients showing moderate to high adherence. A strong positive correlation found between the adherence & both the kind of treatment (Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs) and number of medicines taken. CONCLUSION: Most of the studied Ankylosing Spondylitis patients were adherent to their treatment.  

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10.52573/ipmj.2023.179272

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