Abstract
Objective: This study clarified the relationship between medication adherence and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) items including ADL for the somatic domain, psychological aspect of QOL for the psychological domain, and social network for the social domain in home-bound elderly stroke survivors.
Methods: We conducted an interviewer-administered survey with home-bound stroke patients aged 65 years or older undergoing medication treatment. CGA was assessed with FIM (for ADL), SF-8 (for QOL), and LSNS-6 (for social network). Participants were divided into two groups based on the median score of the medication adherence scale, and CGA was compared.
Results: Patients high medication adherence had better memory (for ADL) (p = .035) and a higher LSNS-6 score (p = .038) compared to those with low adherence. However, for the psychological aspect of QOL, no relationship was found with any of the total scores for items of the medication adherence scale.
Conclusion: Home-bound elderly stroke survivors with high medication adherence had better memory and a stronger social network than patients with low medication adherence.
