Medication adherence on quality of life among adults with XXXX : an exploratory analysis on the EDDMQoL study.

@entity1 @entity308 @entity6 @entity532 @entity910
PURPOSE: This study examined the association between @entity910 ( @entity910 ) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among the @entity6 at the primary care level. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS) was the main independent variable and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief the dependent variable. Besides socio-demographic data, @entity6 ( @entity6 ) and @entity308 ( @entity308 ) were included as covariates. Independent association between the MMAS score and HRQoL was done using multiple linear regression. RESULTS: The @entity1 ' response rate was 93.1  % (700/752). Majorities were female (52.8  %), Malay (52.9  %) and married (79.1  %). The mean (SD) for age and the MMAS score was 56.9 (10.18) and 5.6 (1.42), respectively. MMAS total score correlated significantly with all HRQoL domains: overall QoL (OQoL) (r  =  0.17), physical QoL (r  =  0.11), psychological QoL (r  =  0.10), social relationship QoL (r  =  0.15) and environmental QoL (EQoL) (r  =  0.18). After adjustment for covariates (age, gender, ethnicity, religion, education, income, exercise, @entity532 , @entity6 and @entity308 ), @entity910 had persistent effects on OQoL (B  =  0.53, 95  % CI 0.012-1.048) and EQoL (B  =  0.95, 95  % CI 0.235-1.667). CONCLUSION: @entity910 showed prevalent correlation and positive effects on the domains of HRQoL. Despite the small effects of @entity910 on HRQoL, the sheer presence of the independent effects provides healthcare providers good reason for initiative and intervention to improve @entity910 , which would improve quality of life.
