Drug Attitude and Adherence to Anti-Glaucoma Medication
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 261-269, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study is to assess patient attitudes towards anti-glaucoma medication and their association with adherence, visual quality of life, and personality traits. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
One hundred and forty-seven glaucoma patients were enrolled this study. The participants were divided into 'pharmacophobic' and 'pharmacophilic' groups according to their scores on the Modified Glaucoma Drug Attitude Inventory (MG-DAI). To establish a correlation with patient drug attitude, each group had their subjective drug adherence, visual quality of life, and personality traits examined. For personality traits, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was used to sub-classify each group.RESULTS:
Among the patients analyzed, 91 (72.80%) patients showed a 'pharmacophobic' attitude and 34 (27.20%) patients showed a 'pharmacophilic' attitude. The pharmacophobic group tended to have worse adherence than the pharmacophilic group. Personality dichotomies from the MBTI also showed different patterns for each group.CONCLUSION:
In glaucoma patients, pharmacological adherence was influenced by their attitude towards drugs; an association might exist between drug attitude and underlying personality traits.
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Asunto principal:
Inventario de Personalidad
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Actitud
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Glaucoma
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Cooperación del Paciente
Tipo de estudio:
Investigación cualitativa
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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