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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Adherence to medication among adult asthma patients in the Middle East and North Africa: results from the ESMAA study
Respiratory Medicine, Volume 176, Article 106244, Year 2021
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Background: Low levels of adherence to asthma medication is reported in many countries worldwide. Improved knowledge of adherence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is needed to address this major public healthcare burden. Objective: Assess the level of adherence in patients attending a routine consultation and the relationship between adherence, patient/disease characteristics, disease control, and quality of life. Methods: A large-scale cross-sectional epidemiological study was performed on adults suffering from asthma for at least 1 year and without an acute asthma episode within 4 weeks. Adherence was assessed using the MMAS-4 questionnaire©. Predictive factors of adherence were analyzed with logistic regressions. Results: Overall 7203 eligible patients were included in 577 sites. Mean age was 45.4 years (±14.7), 57.2% were female, mean BMI was 28.5 kg/m2 (±6.0), and 11% were active smokers. Good adherence was observed in 23.6% with a country effect (p < 0.001). Higher age, higher SF-8 Mental component score, and high level of control were associated with good adherence (p < 0.001). Patients treated with a fixed combination (ICS + LABA) have better adherence and patients treated with short-acting beta agonist alone have a lower adherence. Good adherence has been noted in 528 uncontrolled patients suggesting the existence of a subgroup difficult to treat and who have severe asthma. Conclusions: Asthma adherence in the MENA is unsatisfactory with less than one quarter of asthma patients having good adherence. This finding highlights the need to improve access to treatment, ensure better control follow-up and improved education among healthcare providers and patients.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bassam, Mahboub
United Arab Emirates, Sharjah
University of Sharjah
Behbehani, Naser
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
Farouk, Hisham
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Astrazeneca
Alsayed, Mohamed
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Astrazeneca
Montestruc, François
France, Malakoff
Exystat
Al-Jahdali, Hamdan H.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Iqbal, Mohamed Nizam
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Rashid Hospital
Al Zaabi, Ashraf Hassan
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Zayed Military Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106244
ISSN:
09546111
e-ISSN:
15323064
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Participants Gender
Female