The impact of the socioeconomic factor on Parkinson's disease medication adherence: a scoping review

Abstract: Background Therapeutic adherence is a decisive issue on chronic disease management in patients requiring long-term pharmacotherapy, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Although it is well known that socioeconomic factor is a barrier to medication adherence in many chronic diseases, its impacts on PD still need to be investigated. Objective Explore what and how socioeconomic factors impact medication adherence in people with PD. Methods We carried out a scoping review across three databases to identify studies exploring what and how socioeconomic factors impact medication adherence in people with PD considering eight attributes: 1. educational level, 2. disease-related knowledge, 3. income, 4. cost of medication, 5. drug subsidy (meaning presence of subsidies in the cost of medication), 6. employability, and 7. ethnicity (black, indigenous, immigrants). Results Of the 399 identified studies (Embase = 294, Medline = 88, LILACS = 17), eight met inclusion criteria. We identified factors covering the eight attributes of socioeconomic impact, and all of them negatively impacted the medication adherence of people with PD. The most prevalent factor in the studies was low patient educational level (four studies), followed by costs of medications (three studies), income (three studies), and disease-related knowledge (three studies). Distinctly from most of the studies selected, one of them evidenced suboptimal adherence in individuals receiving the medication free of charge, and another one could not find correlation between suboptimal adherence and educational level. Conclusion Socioeconomic factors negatively impact medication adherence in PD patients. This review provides basis for developing patient and population-based interventions to improve adherence to treatment in PD.

Object Details

• Alternative title: O impacto do fator socioeconômico na adesão à medicação na doença de Parkinson: uma revisão de escopo
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The impact of the socioeconomic factor on Parkinson's disease medication adherence: a scoping review ; volume:82 ; number:02 ; year:2024 ; pages:001-008 ; Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 82, Heft 02 (2024), 001-008

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Gil, Gustavo ; Tosin, Michelle H. S. ; Ferraz, Henrique Ballalai

Further information

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779608
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404181105441.649673175057
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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