Using Education to Increase Compliance with Heart Failure Medications

Authors

Kara Stout DO, HCA HealthcareFollow
Isaac Navarro DMD

Division

West Florida

Hospital

Largo Medical Center

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

10-17-2019

Keywords

heart failure, heart diseases, cardiovascular diseases, medication adherence, treatment adherence and compliance, patient compliance, health behavior, patient education

Disciplines

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Therapeutics

Abstract

• Approximately 5.7 million adults in the United States have heart failure.
• 25% of individuals die within one year of diagnosis and more than 80% die within 8 years.
• Full adherence to medications may be as low as 30% in heart failure patients.
• Non-compliant patients are two times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital and have a three times higher mortality rate.

Publisher or Conference

ACOI Annual Convention & Scientific Sessions

Recommended Citation

Stout K, Navarro I. Using Education to Increase Compliance with Heart Failure Medications. Poster presented at: ACOI Annual Convention & Scientific Sessions; October 17-21, 2018; Orlando, FL.