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Nonadherence to prophylactic - negative attitudes toward doctors a strong predictor
Heather Craig1, Bradley Wright
1Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Australian Family Physician
|December 5, 2012
Summary
Patient attitudes toward doctors significantly impact medication adherence, more so than cost or side effects. Understanding the patient-doctor relationship is key to improving adherence to prophylactic medication.
Area of Science:
- Medical Adherence Research
- Psychological Predictors of Health Behavior
Background:
- Investigated factors influencing adherence to prophylactic medication.
- Employed a data-driven approach to identify key adherence predictors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify prominent predictors of medication adherence.
- To understand the relationship between patient attitudes and adherence.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study with 65 participants (24 males, 41 females; aged 19-76).
- Utilized validated scales: Medication Adherence Report Scale, Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale, Attitude towards Doctors and Medicine Scale, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised, and Short Form 36 Health Survey.
Main Results:
- Negative attitudes toward doctors, low mental health, and chance health locus of control explained 33.2% of the variance in self-reported medication nonadherence.
- Patient-doctor relationship emerged as a significant factor in adherence.
Conclusions:
- Negative patient attitudes towards doctors are a stronger predictor of nonadherence than medication cost or side effects.
- The patient-doctor relationship is a critical, yet often overlooked, factor in medication adherence studies.
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