Drug Attitude and Adherence to Anti-Glaucoma Medication
Yonsei Medical Journal
; : 261-269, 2010.
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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 AND METHODS: 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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Assunto principal:
Inventário de Personalidade
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Atitude
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Glaucoma
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Cooperação do Paciente
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Yonsei Medical Journal
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article