Observational Study to Understand Patients' and Physicians' Attitudes to Statins in TurkeY

Observational Study to Understand Patients' and Physicians' Attitudes to Statins in TurkeY

In Turkey statin compliance is lower than EU countries. (EURIKA). We will assess the underlying causes of statin incompliance. The investigators will build patient and physician education programs to improve compliance in TURKEY. Our aim is to assess patients' and physicians' attitudes to statins by mean of HABIT Patient and Physician survey respectively.

Observational study to understand patients' and physicians' attitudes to Statins in TurkeY

Inclusion Criteria:

• Provision of subject informed consent Female and/or male aged over 18 years,
• Diagnosis of hypercholesterolemia according to ICD-10 classification
• Receiving at least one prescription of one statin during the last 12 months and to be an outpatient.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Receiving statin at the time of admittance
• Patients unable to read and/or understand the study questionnaires
• Pregnant women,
• Patients participating in randomized clinical trials and patients included in this study once