Tianjin Medical Journal ›› 2025, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (8): 884-888.doi: 10.11958/20250024

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Compliance analysis of new oral anticoagulants in elderly patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

FENG Xuewu1(), LI Jingjuan1, KUAI Wanjun2   

  1. 1 Department of Pharmacy, Lu'an Hospital of Anhui Medical University (Lu'an People's Hospital), Lu'an 237001, China
    2 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Lu'an Hospital of Anhui Medical University (Lu'an People's Hospital), Lu'an 237001, China
  • Received:2025-01-22 Revised:2025-05-13 Published:2025-08-15 Online:2025-08-12

Abstract:

Objective To explore the influencing factors of compliance with new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in elderly patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and its correlation with social support. Methods The clinical data of 126 patients with NVAF treated by NOACs in Lu 'an People's Hospital of Anhui Province from January 2022 to January 2024 were selected by convenient sampling method. General data of patients were collected. According to Morisky medication compliance scale, patients were divided into two groups: the good compliance group (n=74) and the poor compliance group (n=52). Social support was investigated by Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS). General data of patients were compared between the good compliance group and the poor compliance group. The relationship between medication compliance and social support was analyzed by Pearson correlation. Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of patient medication compliance. Results There were statistically significant differences in educational level, the proportion of patients with anxiety and depression, CHA2DS2-VASc score, HAS-BLED score and SSRS score between the good compliance group and the poor compliance group (P<0.05). The results of the correlation analysis showed that the medication compliance of patients was positively correlated with objective support (r=0.461), subjective support (r=0.432), support utilization (r=0.323) and SSRS score (r=0.596, P<0.05). The results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that low educational level, accompanied by anxiety, low HAS-BLED and SSRS scores were risk factors for poor medication compliance in elderly NVAF patients (P<0.05). Conclusion Improving the social support level of elderly patients with NVAF is conducive to the formation of good medication compliance.

Key words: atrial fibrillation, Warfarin, medication adherence, social support, aged

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