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    1 in 3 stroke survivors shuns life-saving statins due to side-effect concerns

    Written by Anjali Nimesh Nimesh Published On 2017-07-19T10:21:42+05:30  |  Updated On 19 July 2017 10:21 AM IST
    1 in 3 stroke survivors shuns life-saving statins due to side-effect concerns

    Washington D.C. [USA] : Nearly 30 percent of stroke patients are refusing to take life-saving statins because they are worried about the side effects, according to a recent study.


    Individuals who have had a stroke are at risk of a second stroke, which carries a greater risk of disability and death than first time strokes. In fact, one third of all strokes occur in individuals who have previously had a stroke. To prevent this recurrence, patients are offered secondary preventative medications; however, adherence is a problem with 30% of stroke patients failing to take their medications as prescribed.


    To examine the barriers to taking these medications, researchers at the University of Cambridge and Queen Mary University, London (QMUL), analysed posts to TalkStroke, a UK-based online forum hosted by the Stroke Association, across a seven year period (2004-2011). The forum was used by stroke survivors and their carers.


    The team, led by Dr Anna De Simoni, looked at posts by 84 participants, including 49 stroke survivors and 33 caregivers.


    The Stroke Association gave the researchers permission to analyse the results, and to prevent identification of individuals, the team did not use verbatim comments.


    Among the reasons cited by the forum users, side effects were a major factor in decisions to stop taking medication. Several contributors had experienced negative side effects and as a result had stopped taking the medication, sometimes in consultation with their GP and other times unilaterally. Others reported that they, or the person they were caring for, had stopped taking the medication after reading negative stories in the press about side effects.


    Other users expressed concerns over the medication they were offered. There were conflicting views about the efficacy of the medications - some contributors believed they were very important, while others believed that their risk could be managed by lifestyle changes alone.


    Contributors also reported mixed views of healthcare professionals - some felt confident in their doctor's decision, while others questioned their decisions, some even questioning their motivation for prescribing particular drugs.


    "These findings have highlighted the need for an open, honest dialogue between patients and/or their carers, and healthcare professionals," said Dr De Simoni. "Doctors need to listen to these concerns, discuss the benefits and drawbacks of taking the medication, and be willing to support a patient's informed decision to refuse medications."


    However, perceptions did not present the only barriers to adherence: there were often practical considerations. Drugs were sometimes too large and difficult to swallow, or a drug regime was too burdensome. The complexities of the drug regimes sometimes meant having to develop routines and strategies to ensure patients kept to them. One survivor described having to pay for the medications by credit card as she was unable to work and had no money or benefits coming in.


    The findings are published today in the journal BMJ Open.

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    Source : ANI

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