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The relationship between health beliefs and medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes: A correlation-cross sectional study
Tayebe Pourghazneina , Fateme Ghaffarib, Farzaneh Hasanzadehc, Hamid Chamanzarid
a: MSc, RN. Faculty member of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad university of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
b: PhD Student in Nursing, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
c: MSc, RN. Faculty member of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad university of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
d: MSc, RN. Faculty member of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad university of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Corresponding author: Fateme Ghaffari, Email: [email protected]; Tel:+98-911-395-7721
Abstract: Medication adherence is effectively control of diabetes and result in decreasing high-expense care and complications of disease. Health beliefs of diabetic patients are one of effective factors on health behavioral which is strongly under influence of culture and atmosphere in which they grew up. Identifying the relationship between health beliefs and medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes. This cross sectional study was conducted on 150 patients with type 2 diabetes, referred to Karaj Diabetes Association during March-June 2011, selected by purposeful sampling. A three-part questionnaire including demographic data, testing medication adherence, and testing health beliefs of diabetic patients was used for data collection. The data were analyzed using description and analytic statistics including Pearson correlation coefficient, T test, and one way ANOVA. Significance level has been considered p<0.05. In this study, most patients (46%) followed their medication regimen in average level. A significant positive relationship was found between medication adherence and subscales of Perceived severity (r=0.507, p=0.000), Perceived sensitivity (r=0.163, p=0.050), and a significant negative relationship was found between medication adherence and Perceived barriers (r=-0.871, p=0.000). No significant relationship was found between Perceived benefits and Recommended health – related activities with medication adherence (p=0.0672). As to the findings, direct instruction to diabetic patients should be toward understanding severity of disease and complications due to lack of medication adherence, and they should be helped in order to face less problems for following their medication regimen.
[Tayebe Pourghaznein , Fateme Ghafari , Farzaneh Hasanzadeh , Hamid Chamanzari. The relationship between health beliefs and medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes: A correlation-cross sectional study. Life Sci J2013;10(4s):38-46] (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 6
Key words: Health beliefs, medication adherence, type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Full Text 6
