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- Title
Relationship between treatment adherence and quality of life: integrative literature review.
- Authors
Liberato, Samilly Márjore Dantas; de Souza, Amanda Jéssica Gomes; de Lima Gomes, Andréa Tayse; de Medeiros, Lays Pinheiro; Costa, Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes; de Vasconcelos Torres, Gilson
- Abstract
The objective of the present study is to investigate the relationships between treatment adherence and quality of life that have been published in scientific literature. This is an integrative review performed on the Virtual Health Library database, SCOPUS, ISI Web of Knowledge and CINAHL, including articles published in the period between 2007 and 2012. Considering the inclusion and exclusion criterion, 14 articles were selected. Most articles studied adults (61.5%) with evidence level VI (69.2%). The number of participants involved in the studies ranged between 25 and 1,860. All studies were on chronic diseases. Of all articles, 69.2% of the studies found a significant relationship between treatment adhesion and quality of life. The studies pointed at a relationship between treatment adherence and quality of life, but it was not possible to determine the causality of the phenomenon. Including the studies that found no statistical significance, the referred relationships proved positive.
- Publication
Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2014, Vol 16, Issue 1, p191
- ISSN
1518-1944
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5216/ree.v16i1.22041