Predictors of medication noncompliance in a sample of older adults.

摘要: The subjects were 1028 respondents from a randomly selected sample of independently living adults aged 55 years and older in the southeastern United States. Data on background characteristics, physical health, life satisfaction, psychological distress, medication compliance gathered structured interviews. Among 785 analysis who taking prescribed medications, 75% women, 83% white, their median income was $12,500 annually, 66% lived alone, mean age 73.9 years, number education 11.4. Twenty-one percent all medications had been noncompliant during month preceding study interview. Noncompliance with significantly associated higher socioeconomic status (P < 0.01), greater stress 0.05). There no relationship between arrangements, illnesses, age, or sex.