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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Factors Associated with Compliance with the Treatment Protocol and Mortality in Adults with Hemophilia.
Hemophilia is associated with a high prevalence of disabilities and mortality. This finding can be influenced by patient compliance with the treatment protocol. This study aims to identify compliance with a treatment protocol in adult patients with hemophilia and to evaluate the factors associated with and the impact on mortality of noncompliance with a hemophilia treatment protocol. ⋯ Noncompliance with the treatment protocol was high. Treatment at a hemophilia treatment center was positively and independently associated with compliance with the protocol, which reinforces the importance of comprehensive care by a multidisciplinary team.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Development, Reliability, and Validity of the Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Adherence Scale for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Home blood pressure monitoring helps patients with chronic kidney disease to improve blood pressure control and can predict cardiovascular events, renal function progress, and risk of death. Few instruments are available to assess patient adherence to home blood pressure monitoring. ⋯ The scale has good reliability and validity for patients with chronic kidney disease, representing an efficient instrument for clinical assessment of home blood pressure monitoring adherence.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Quality of Life in Family Caregivers of Adolescents with Depression in China: A Mixed-Method Study.
In this study, we investigated quantitatively the quality of life (QoL) and its influencing factors among Chinese family caregivers who care for adolescents with depression (AWD) and we explored qualitatively their care-giving experiences. ⋯ The QoL among family caregivers of AWD in China was low. It is necessary for health-care professionals to pay more attention to the QoL of family caregivers who care for AWD.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
The Association Between Beliefs and Adherence to Inhaled Controller Medication Among Older Adults with Asthma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Care.
While illness perceptions and medication beliefs have been shown to be associated with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) adherence in younger adults with asthma, their impact on older adults is less understood. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of ICS adherence among older Asian adults and to assess the association between ICS adherence, illness perceptions and medication beliefs. ⋯ Four in ten older patients with asthma were adherent to ICS. Perception of medication necessity, chronicity of illness, concerns and use of ICS-LABA medication were associated with adherence.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Adherence to a Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle with Improved Blood Pressure Control in Iran.
High blood pressure is the leading and most important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Health literacy and lifestyle are two paramount key factors behind better control of hypertension. This study was conducted to examine the current situation of health literacy and health-promoting lifestyle and its association with blood pressure control among people affected by hypertension in the population over age 30 of Northwest Iran. ⋯ Our study encourages efforts to monitor health literacy in people with hypertension and investigate associations with involvement with health-promoting lifestyle.