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- Title
SELF-EFFICACY AND LONG-TERM MEDICATION USE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.
- Authors
Wierdsma, Judith; van Zuilen, Arjan; van der Bijl, Jaap
- Abstract
SUMMARY Background: Long-term medication use in patients with chronic kidney disease is necessary to prevent further kidney damage. Medication adherence is positively influenced by high self-efficacy ratings. Aim: To determine if by discussing self-efficacy scores, leads to higher self-efficacy scores, regarding long-term medication use by patients with chronic kidney disease. Method: A total of 54 patients, randomised to a control or intervention group, rated their self-efficacy using the Long-Term Medication Behaviour Self-Efficacy Scale (LTMBSES). Their scores were only discussed in the intervention group. Self-efficacy enhancing interventions were used to influence self-efficacy scores. Results: The intervention group had significant higher self-efficacy scores at posttest (p = 0.013). Transplantation had no effect on the mean self-efficacy. Patients ≤ 55 years had significant higher self-efficacy scores than patients > 55 years (p = 0.015). Conclusions: Discussing self-efficacy scores can lead to increased self-efficacy scores in patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Subjects
DRUG therapy; CHRONIC diseases; COMPUTER software; STATISTICAL correlation; KIDNEY diseases; LONG-term health care; SELF-efficacy; T-test (Statistics); TIME; DATA analysis; PRE-tests &; post-tests
- Publication
Journal of Renal Care, 2011, Vol 37, Issue 3, p158
- ISSN
1755-6678
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1755-6686.2011.00227.x