Medication Adherence in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

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The main objective of the study is to investigate drug adherence in cirrhotic patients and to gain a better understanding of the causes of deficient adherence including evaluation for medication beliefs, satisfaction, depression, anxiety and health-related quality of life. A number of long-term medi...

The main objective of the study is to investigate drug adherence in cirrhotic patients and to gain a better understanding of the causes of deficient adherence including evaluation for medication beliefs, satisfaction, depression, anxiety and health-related quality of life. A number of long-term medications have been approved for this group of patients in various indications and / or recommended by guidelines. However, adherence has not been adequately investigated yet. The investigators aim to focus on the following groups of ingredients / classes: Primary and secondary antibiotic prophylaxis (e.g. Norfloxacin) Non-selective beta-blockers (e.g. Carvedilol and Propranolol) diuretics (Spirolactones [e.g. Spironolacton], loop diuretics) Methodically, this is will be investigated in particular by taking into account the patients history, standardized questionnaires and validated interviews.

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