Adherence to antithrombotic therapy for patients attending a multidisciplinary thrombosis service in Canada–a cross-sectional survey

摘要: BackgroundPoor medication adherence puts patients who require antithrombotic therapy at greater risk of complications. We started a multidisciplinary Adult Outpatient Thrombosis Service in 2017 in a Canadian health authority and were interested in the level of medication adherence in the population attending.Aim(S)The aim of this study is to assess adherence to antithrombotic medications for patients attending a multidisciplinary Thrombosis Service.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey of outpatients seen at the Thrombosis Service between 2017 and 2019 using the 12-item validated Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) to assess adherence to antithrombotic (anticoagulants and antiplatelet) therapy. Linear regression analysis examined the factors associated with adherence to antithrombotic therapy.ResultsOf 1058 eligible patients, 53.2% responded to the survey. Seventeen were …