Medication adherence in leukemia children receiving home-based treatment and its related factors

Autor: Dahui Zhong, Qiumeng Xiang, Yang Liu, Linyu Ma, Li Zhang, Xuelan Shen, Lin Mo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Hematology, Vol 28, Iss 1 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 16078454
1607-8454
DOI: 10.1080/16078454.2023.2227490
Popis: ABSTRACTObjectives: This study aimed to investigate home-based medication adherence in children with acute leukemia and its related factors.Methods: We examined 132 children with acute leukemia in a tertiary pediatric hospital in Chongqing. A general questionnaire, the MMAS-8 (the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale), SEAMS (Self-efficacy for Appropriate Medication Use Scale), and a multifactorial logistic regression model were used to analyze the factors related to drug adherence of the children.Results: 54.55% of patients showed good medication adherence, while 50.76% either forgot a dose or administered an incorrect dose. The average score on the Self-Efficacy for Appropriate Medication Use Scale (SEAMS) was 32.47.61. The logistic regression analysis revealed that a SEAMS score, the occupation of caregivers, and the patient’s age were predictors of medication adherence among pediatric leukemia patients (P
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