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‘Just keep taking the tablets’: adherence to antidepressant treatment in older people in primary care

Maidment, Rachel, Livingston, Gill, Katona, Cornelius·2002·International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Background: Poor adherence to antidepressant medication may account for a significant proportion of treatment failures. Adherence levels and factors associated with adherence have not previously been studied in older people. Objectives: To report the prevalence and correlates of adherence to antidepressants in people ≥ 65 years of age in a primary care setting. Method: Sixty‐seven patients currently being prescribed antidepressants from a single rural general practice were assessed using a range of questionnaires measuring adherence to antidepressants, severity of depression, specific health education about antidepressants, level of side‐effects, insight, positive and negatives beliefs about medication in general and antidepressants in particular, level of intellectual functioning (past and present), a past history of recovery from depression, type of antidepressant, complexity of prescriptions, age and living arrangements. Results: Forty‐five participants (67.2%) were fully adherent; seven (10.4%) mostly adherent, three (4.5%) adhered sometimes, three rarely and nine (13.4%) never. Backwards linear regression found that adherence increased with information given and cognitive impairment and decreased with concerns about taking antidepressants and severity of side‐effects. Conclusions: Non‐adherence to antidepressant medication is a significant problem in older patients. Our study probably overestimated adherence as it was self‐report, which usually overestimates adherence and the refusals are more likely to have been people not taking tablets but still found nearly one third of the patients were non‐adherent. An intervention comprising education, eliciting and addressing specific concerns about antidepressant medication and using medication, which minimises side effects, may be helpful. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Maidment, R., Livingston, G., & Katona, C.
Affiliations
The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Katona, Cornelius
Venue
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2002-07-22
Volume
17
Issue
8
Pages
752-757
ISSN
  • 0885-6230 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-1166
OpenAlex
W2041260165
Cited by
116
References
31
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FWCI
5.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
antidepressant adherence, medication non-adherence, older adults, depression, primary care, cognitive impairment, adverse effects, health education, medication beliefs, self-report adherence
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antidepressive Agents, Cognition Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Patient Compliance, Surveys and Questionnaires, Rural Population, Prevalence

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