Exploring Barriers to Medication Adherence Among Patients with Chronic Diseases

Abstract

An concerning rise in the prevalence of chronic illnesses worldwide has coincided with rising life expectancy and global population ageing. Physical or mental disorders that endure longer than a year and necessitate continuous care are typically classified as chronic diseases. They jeopardise people's ability to perform both physically and socially, their quality of life in relation to their health, and the long-term financial viability of healthcare systems. Chronic diseases are currently a public health concern due to their extraordinary global prevalence in various populations. Medication adherence is the act of taking medication as prescribed by a medical professional. In order to increase medication adherence, a socio-ecological model was applied to this study, which identifies multilayer elements pertaining to medication adherence obstacles in chronic disease and furnishes data for the development of scientific health communication interventional techniques. Suboptimal drug adherence and discontinuations of therapy remain the most frequent reasons why various diseases are poorly managed in the population. The primary problem is that doctors don't have enough time or resources to identify patients who don't comply to their treatment plans. The purpose of this study was to investigate medication adherence difficulties in individuals with long-term illnesses.