Adherence to Antiplatelet Therapy after Coronary Intervention among Patients with Myocardial Infarction Attending Vietnam National Heart Institute

Table 1

Adherence to antiplatelet therapy.

Variables (n = 175)	n (%)
Adherence to medication during a last month
Adherence	124 (70.86)
No adherence	51 (29.14)
Actions when forgot medicine (n=51)
Did not forget	124 (70.86)
Double dose on next day	0 (0.00)
Continue to take medicine at usual doses and report to doctor	1 (0.57)
Contact doctor	47 (26.86)
Do not continue to take medicine	2 (1.14)
Re-examination
By appointment	155 (88.57)
Not by appointment	20 (11.43)
Seeking information on myocardial infarction before visiting hospital
Yes	167 (95.43)
No	8 (4.57)
Knowledge of disease cause
Genetics	84 (50.30)
Lifestyle	48 (28.74)
Others	35 (20.96)
Having consultation with a doctor before surgery and before leaving hospital
Yes	167 (95.43)
No	8 (4.57)
Understanding the doctors’ explanation
<50%	22 (12.57)
≥50%	153 (87.43)