Adherence to Therapeutic Regimen in Adults Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: The Role of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics

Abstract

To conduct the study, 350 patients undergoing hemodialysis completed the GR-Simplified-Medication Adherence Questionnaire-Hemodialysis (GR-SMAQ-HD). Demographic and clinical data were recorded. Statistical data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics Version 19. Multiple linear regression test, stepwise method and logarithmic transformations were used. The level of statistical significance was set at up at 0.05.