Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the level of adherence to medication among patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in Oman and assess the related factors. Methods: This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study among patients with IHD attending the outpatient clinic at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, was performed between January and December 2021. Results: A total of 105 patients (mean age = 49.9 ± 11.1 years, 78.1% male) were recruited. Most of the patients (80%) reported taking the medications by themselves; 77 (73.3%) patients said that over the preceding 2 weeks, they had missed at least 3 doses of their medication. The reasons for missing the medications included forgetting (100%), having to take too many tablets (57%), feeling that the tablets are not effective (48%) and having to take the tablets too often each day (23%). The factors responsible for patients failing to take medications could not be identified. Conclusion: Medication adherence was low among patients with IHD in Oman, with high pill burden being the most common reason for non-adherence. Physicians must bear this in mind when reviewing patients. Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Medication Adherence; Myocardial Infarction; Oman.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.7.2023.045
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(1), 109-114
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Al-Maskari, A., Al-Maamari, Q., Al Abdali, M., Al Shaaibi, H., & Nadar, S. K. (2025). Adherence to Medications in Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(1), 109-114. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.7.2023.045
MLA 9
Al-Maskari, Ahmed, et al. "Adherence to Medications in Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease in Oman." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2025, pp. 109-114. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.7.2023.045.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Maskari, Ahmed, Qasim Al-Maamari, Mariya Al Abdali, Hajer Al Shaaibi, and Sunil K. Nadar. 2025. "Adherence to Medications in Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease in Oman." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 24 (1): 109-114. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.7.2023.045.
Harvard
Al-Maskari, A., Al-Maamari, Q., Al Abdali, M., Al Shaaibi, H. and Nadar, S. K. (2025) 'Adherence to Medications in Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease in Oman', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(1), pp. 109-114. doi:10.18295/squmj.7.2023.045.
Vancouver
Al-Maskari A, Al-Maamari Q, Al Abdali M, Al Shaaibi H, Nadar SK. Adherence to Medications in Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;24(1):109-114. doi:10.18295/squmj.7.2023.045
IEEE
A. Al-Maskari, Q. Al-Maamari, M. Al Abdali, H. Al Shaaibi, and S. K. Nadar, "Adherence to Medications in Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease in Oman," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 109-114, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.7.2023.045.