2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02556.x
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Self‐Reported Adherence to Nonpharmacological Treatment and Association with Mortality over 6 Years: Population‐Based Study in Older Persons with Hypercholesterolemia

Abstract: Most of this population with known hypercholesterolemia reported adherence to at least one physician-prescribed nonpharmacological measure. Reported adherence to all three measures was associated with the lowest mortality.

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“…In addition, we are concerned that physicians did not assess HDL-c in patients with a very high cardiovascular risk or in those who had a cardiovascular disease. A possible reason that we consider important and which may justify the conservative attitude of clinicians in patients with a low HDL-c is the clinical difficulty to raise these levels, as currently available drugs are not very effective and lifestyle modifications experience minimum adherence by the patient [6], [32].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In addition, we are concerned that physicians did not assess HDL-c in patients with a very high cardiovascular risk or in those who had a cardiovascular disease. A possible reason that we consider important and which may justify the conservative attitude of clinicians in patients with a low HDL-c is the clinical difficulty to raise these levels, as currently available drugs are not very effective and lifestyle modifications experience minimum adherence by the patient [6], [32].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Drug therapy and lifestyle modifications have a high level of cost-effectiveness in life-years gained [29], [30]. However, the noncompliance rate is around 40% for lipid-lowering drugs and 70% for lifestyle modifications [31], [32].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Αναφορικά με τους δυσλιπιδαιμικούς ασθενείς, 51% των ασθενών με υπερχοληστερολαιμία βρέθηκε να προσκολλάται στις διατροφικές συστάσεις, ενώ η προσκόλληση με τη δίαιτα συσχετίστηκε και με τη συμμόρφωση στη φαρμακευτική αγωγή Σελίδα 34 από 217 (130). Αντίθετα, χαμηλότερα ποσοστά προσκόλλησης (29,5%) καταγράφηκαν σε αντίστοιχη ομάδα ασθενών αναφορικά με τις διατροφικές συστάσεις και τις συστάσεις για φυσική δραστηριότητα (131).…”
Section: α34 προσκόλληση των ασθενών με τις διατροφικές συστάσειςunclassified