Associations of psychosocial factors with adherence for medicamental treatment in post-myocardial infarction patients

The aim of this article is to summarize information about the relationship of the most significant psychosocial factors with cardiovascular disease and adherence to medicamental treatment in patients with myocardial infarction. Numerous studies have established direct associations of depression, personal anxiety, as well as hostility and neurotic disorders with the risk of developing myocardial infarction and the onset of cardiovascular events. Exhaustion contributes to the development of coronary heart disease and is one of the most important risk factors for both men and women, as well as a relatively short-term prognostic marker for the occurrence of myocardial infarction. It has been determined that isolated and lonely people are at increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke, and among those with a history of myocardial infarction or stroke, an increased risk of death. There is convincing evidence that a narrow social environment and poor social support increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and worsen their prognosis. A number of studies have found that depression and anxiety are directly associated with low adherence to drug treatment in patients who have had myocardial infarction. It has been determined that social support for patients who have had myocardial infarction is directly related to adherence to the implementation of recommendations for secondary prevention and drug treatment.

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