Functioning in chronic disease — a key factor determining adherence to heart failure treatment

Abstract

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Adherence to lipid-lowering therapy

“…The project applied in the ELECTRA-SIRIO 2 trial [21,22] is aimed to support adherence to the study medication. It consists of diagnosis regarding readiness for discharge from hospital [9,23], adherence to medication [24][25][26] and functioning in chronic illness [27][28][29][30][31], individualized education [32][33][34] and motivation [18]. The results of the MEDMOTION project, planned after the completion of the one-year follow-up of 500 patients in the ELECTRA-SIRIO 2 study, are expected soon.…”

The functioning in chronic illness –— a key determinant of treatment efficacy in patients with metabolic syndrome

“…Obesity is a key factor impeding the physical and mental functioning of patients with MetS. The Functioning in Chronic Illness Scale (FCIS) is a unique tool developed for comprehensive evaluation of various aspects of patient functioning with chronic disease [7][8][9]. This scale, consisting of three subscales and 24 items is designed to evaluate the impact of the disease on the patient in the first subscale.…”

“…Low adherence to therapeutic plans is the main limitation of the effectiveness of therapy in obese patients. There is a direct link between the patient's functioning and adherence to treatment, therefore, all activities aimed at supporting cooperation with an obese patient are of key importance for therapy effectiveness [7,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Thus, the Adherence in Chronic Disease Scale (ACDS) is also worth validating in MetS patients [22][23][24][25][26][27].…”

Early administration of LEvosimendan in Patients witH decompensAted chroNic hearT failure (ELEPHANT) study. Rationale and protocol of the study

“…In addition, questionnaire-based tests will be performed during hospitalization and long-term follow-up: Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (HRQoL), The Functioning in the Chronic Illness Scale (FCIS), and The Adherence in Chronic Diseases Scale (ACDS) [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] (Tab. 1).…”