A longitudinal study to assess adherence towards de-addiction treatment in alcohol addicted patients

Dr. Sachin Kuchya; Dr. Akhilesh Kumar

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

A longitudinal study to assess adherence towards de-addiction treatment in alcohol addicted patients

Dr. Sachin Kuchya, Dr. Akhilesh Kumar

Abstract :

Introduction: Adherence rates in alcohol dependent patients are very low. This research is an effort to find out factors responsible for low adherence rates. Materials and Methods: At the time of discharge of alcohol dependent patients, a survey was conducted. Total 73 patients were interviewed with semi–structured questionnaire. Patients were followed–up up to 12th week. On follow up visits, questions were asked regarding medication adherence. Survey tools, Medication diary and simplified medication adherence questionnaire were implemented. Data was analysed using SPSS 20 software. Results: Most common drug prescribed was Acamprosate (45, 61.6%), followed by Naltrexone (15, 20.5%), Disulfiram (8, 11.0%). And most common reason for lack of adherence, provided by patients was ‘Self–decision that no further treatment required’ (24, 32.9%), which was followed by ‘Due to Adverse drug reaction (s)’(21, 28.8%) and ‘any family related factor’ (16, 21.9%).