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Medication use for acute coronary syndrome in Vietnam
Nguyen, Thang
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Medication Use for
Acute Coronary Syndrome
in Vietnam
Paranimfen: Linda van Eikenhorst Heleen van der Meer
Thang Nguyen
Medication Use for Acute Coronary Syndrome in Vietnam
Thesis Groningen University – With summary in English, Dutch, and Vietnamese Cover design: Thang Nguyen, Hung V Le (Can Tho city, Vietnam)
Layout, typesetting and printing: Michał Sławiński, thesisprint.eu ISBN: (printed version) 978–94–034–0449–3
ISBN: (electronic version) 978–94–034–0448–6
Printing of this thesis was financially supported by the Graduate School for Health Research SHARE, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering (GSSE), the University of Groningen (RuG).
© 2018 Thang Nguyen
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Medication Use for
Acute Coronary Syndrome
in Vietnam
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD at the
University of Groningen
on the authority of the
Rector Magnificus Prof. E. Sterken
and in accordance with
the decision by the College of Deans.
This thesis will be defended in public on
Friday 16 March 2018 at 14.30 hours
by
Thang Nguyen
born on 10 November 1985Supervisors
Prof. K. Taxis
Prof. B. Wilffert
Prof. T.T. Pham
Co-supervisor
Dr. T.H. Nguyen
Assessment committee
Prof. P. Denig
Prof. V. Wirtz
Prof. M. Bennie
Table of contents
Chapter 1
7
General introductionChapter 2
21
Physicians’ adherence to acute coronary syndrome prescribing guidelines in Vietnamese hospital practice: a cross‑sectional studyChapter 3
41
Association between in‑hospital guideline adherence and postdischarge major adverse outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome in Vietnam: a prospective cohort studyChapter 4
63
Enhancing prescribing of guideline‑recommended medications forischemic heart diseases: a systematic review and meta‑analysis of interventions targeted at health care professionals
Chapter 5
97
The Vietnamese version of the brief illness perception questionnaire,the beliefs about medicines questionnaire and the eight‑item Morisky medication adherence scale: translation and cross‑cultural adaptation
Chapter 6
119
Patient adherence to treatment for acute coronary syndrome in Vietnam: a prospective observational studyChapter 7
137
Pharmacist‑led intervention to enhance medication adherence in patients with acute coronary syndrome in Vietnam: a randomized controlled trialChapter 8
163
General discussionAddendum
173
Summary
175
Samenvatting (Dutch summary)
179
Tóm tắt (Vietnamese summary)
183
Acknowledgments
186
List of publications
188
Curriculum Vitae
