Assessment of Compliance and Factors Influencing Therapeutic Regimen among Patients with Heart Failure in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India Sreeja M S, Post Graduate Student, George Laly K, Assistant Professor Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Amirta College of Nursing, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences AIMS, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Health Science Campus, Kochi, India Online published on 6 May, 2016. Abstract A descriptive study was undertaken to assess the factors influencing compliance to therapeutic regimen among patients with heart failure in a tertiary care hospital, Kochi. It was aimed to identify level of compliance among patients with heart failure and to determine the factors influencing compliance to therapeutic regime with a view to prepare an information booklet on therapeutic management of patients with heart failure. A quantitative research approach has been used. The data was collected using structured interview schedule to assess socio demographic profile and semi structured interview to assess level of compliance and factors influencing compliance. The data was analyzed using descriptive (frequency and percentage and mean and standard deviation) and inferential (chi-square test) statistics. Among 70 subjects with heart failure, most of the subjects 34 (47.2%) have good compliance, 33(45.8%) subjects exhibited average level of compliance. Three among the 70 subjects (4.2%) identified with poor compliance to therapeutic regimen. Among the factors influencing compliance, health care system related factor is the prominent factor influencing compliance (76.5%). Followed by patient related factor (70.7%) and therapy related factor (66.1%). It is evident that Economic factor is the crucial factor leading to non compliance (30%). There is significant association between level of compliance and individual factors influencing compliance to therapeutic regimen. Top Keywords Compliance, therapeutic regimen, influencing factor, heart failure. Top |