Cost-related non-adherence to prescribed medicines among older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of a survey in 11 developed countries
Cost-related non-adherence to prescribed medicines among older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of a survey in 11 developed countries
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DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014287
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发表时间:
2017-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Lee, Augustine
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作者:
Morgan, Steven G.;Lee, Augustine
Objectives To assess the effects of costs on access to medicines in 11 developed countries offering different levels of prescription drug coverage for their populations.Design Cross-sectional study of data from the Commonwealth Fund 2014 International Health Policy Survey of Older Adults.Setting Telephone survey conducted in 11 high-income countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.Participants 22532 adults aged 55 and older and living in the community in studied countries.Primary outcome measure Self-reported cost-related non-adherence (CRNA) in the form of either not filling a prescription or skipping doses within the last 12months because of out-of-pocket costs.Results Estimated prevalence of CRNA among all older adults varied from