Factors Affecting Colchicine Adherence in Pediatric Familial Mediterranean Fever

dc.contributor.authorEsra Nagehan Akyol Onder
dc.contributor.authoresra ensari
dc.contributor.authorPelin Ertan
dc.contributor.authorÖznur Bilaç
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-14T05:52:21Z
dc.date.available2025-04-14T05:52:21Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractAim: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is the most frequent monogenetic autoinflammatory disorder. It is characterized by fever and serositis. The first line treatment of FMF is colchicine. Adherence to colchicine is one of the main factors affecting colchicine response. In this study, we aimed to evaluate drug adherence in children with FMF using the medication adherence scale in FMF (MASIF). We also assessed the clinical characteristics of drug-adherent patients and factors affecting drug adherence. Materials and Methods: Eighty-two children with FMF under colchicine therapy were included in this cross-sectional observational study. The patients were divided into two groups according to medication adherence and compared according to their demographic and clinical data. Results: According to MASIF, 31 (38%) patients had non-adherence to colchicine. There was a significant difference between the colchicine- adherent and non-adherent groups in terms of age, disease severity according to the International severity score for FMF, attack rate, colchicine dosage, M694V homozygosity, and family type (p=0.005, p=0.04, p=0.025, p=0.045, p=0.04, and p=0.046, respectively). Conclusion: Patients with FMF should be questioned about their medication adherence at every visit, and children with a high risk of colchicine non-adherence should be followed up more closely.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.4274/jpr.galenos.2023.34437
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/55266
dc.language.isoİngilizce
dc.subjectTıbbi Araştırmalar Deneysel
dc.subjectKadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum
dc.subjectOnkoloji
dc.subjectGenetik ve Kalıtım
dc.subjectHücre Biyolojisi
dc.subjectİmmünoloji
dc.subjectPediatri
dc.titleFactors Affecting Colchicine Adherence in Pediatric Familial Mediterranean Fever

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