Socio-demographic differences in adherence to evidence-based drug therapy after hospital discharge from acute myocardial infarction: a population-based cohort study in Rome, Italy

Abstract

The availability of information systems offers the opportunity to monitor the quality of care and identify weaknesses in public health-care systems. Our results identify specific factors contributing to non-adherence and hence define areas for more targeted health-care interventions. Our results suggest that efforts to improve adherence should focus on women and older patients.