title: [Healthy people's reluctance to take medication is underestimated. Study shows that healthy people's attitude to cardiovascular primary prevention is complex].
abstract: Physicians often assume that patients have a negligible aversion to lifelong medication and that medication disutility is almost zero.  While a large number of patients are willing to take a lifelong primary prevention therapy that allow them to live longer, there is a group with extreme medication disutility desiring 10 years or more in life expectancy in order to consider therapy. Also, the expected benefits of medication often exceed the real benefits. When initiating medication the patients should be actively involved in the decision-making process. An individualized approach could potentially increase the adherence to therapy.
authors.affiliation: Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University - Molecular and Clinical Medicine Gothenburg, Sweden Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University - Molecular and clinical medicine Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Björck
authors.affiliation: Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University - Molecular and Clinical Medicine Gothenburg, Sweden Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University - Molecular and clinical medicine Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosengren
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D010358:Patient Participation; D011322:Primary Prevention