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ArticleNursing open2021

Selected psychological predictors of medication adherence in the older adults with chronic diseases.

Magdalena Gruszczyńska, Julia Wyszomirska, Anna Daniel-Sielańczyk, Monika Bąk-Sosnowska

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Article in Nursing open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Magdalena GruszczyńskaDepartment of Psychology, Chair of Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Health Sciences in Katowice Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Katowice Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5764-4638
Julia WyszomirskaDepartment of Psychology, Chair of Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Health Sciences in Katowice Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Katowice Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7887-4099
Anna Daniel-SielańczykDepartment of Psychology, Chair of Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Health Sciences in Katowice Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Katowice Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0152-6982
Monika Bąk-SosnowskaDepartment of Psychology, Chair of Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Health Sciences in Katowice Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Katowice Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4970-0545
Medical University of Silesia · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: The main goal of the study was to assess the significance of selected psychological factors related to the adherence to medication recommendations among the older adults with chronic diseases. Design: It was designed as a cross-sectional study, aimed at assessing the importance of selected psychological factors in complying with medication recommendations among older adults. Methods: The study involved 345 older adults with chronic diseases, assessed the importance of selected psychological factors, such as: health locus of control, stress coping and mindfulness in adhering to medication recommendations older persons. To answer the research questions, we performed frequency analyses, basic descriptive statistics analyses together with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Student's Results: The study identified psychological predictors of medication adherence, which explained 12% of the variability. An emotion-oriented coping proved to be the most important factor. Additionally, powerful other health locus of control and mindful attention were shown to have a positive effect.

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Medication AdherenceMindfulnessAdaptation, PsychologicalAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesHumansadherencehealth locus of controlmindfulnessolder adultspsychological factorsstress coping

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PMID33318839
PMCPMC7729554
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