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| Title |
How Do We Improve Patient Compliance and Adherence to Long-Term Statin Therapy?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Atherosclerosis Reports, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11883-012-0291-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Patricia Maningat, Bruce R. Gordon, Jan L. Breslow |
| Abstract |
Statins are highly effective drugs prescribed to millions of people to lower LDL-cholesterol and decrease cardiovascular risk. The benefits of statin therapy seen in randomized clinical trials will only be replicated in real-life if patients adhere to the prescribed treatment regimen. But, about half of patients discontinue statin therapy within the first year, and adherence decreases with time. Patient, physician and healthcare system-related factors play a role in this problem. Recent studies have focused more on the patients' perspectives on non-adherence. Adverse events are cited as the most common cause of statin discontinuation; thus, the healthcare provider must be willing to ally and dialogue with patients to address concerns and assess the risks and benefits of continued statin therapy. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 45% |
| Canada | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 5 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 82% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 18% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 203 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 197 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 38 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 15% |
| Researcher | 27 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 11% |
| Other | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 30 | 15% |
| Unknown | 41 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 62 | 31% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 21 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 35 | 17% |
| Unknown | 51 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 305. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 October 2023.
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#7
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#592
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