Psychosocial adjustment and adherence to medication in patients with myasthenia gravis Myestenia Gravis Hastalarinda Psikososyal Uyum ve Ilaç Uyumu
Gazi Medical Journal, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.371-376, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.12996/gmj.2021.85
- Dergi Adı: Gazi Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.371-376
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Medication adherence, Myasthenia gravis, Psychosocial adjustment
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Objective: This descriptive study was conducted to determine psychosocial adjustment and adherence to medication of myasthenia gravis (MG) patients in two different tertiary centers between July 2015 and November 2016. Methods: This study was completed with 54 MG patients. Data was collected using the Introductory Information Form, the Modified Morisky Scale and the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale - Self-Rating Scale (PAIS-SR) in Turkish. Results: In this study, it was determined that 48.1% of the patients achieved a good level of psychosocial adjustment to MG. It was found that the patients' medication adherence (59.3%) was moderate. No statistically significant relationship was found between patients' psychosocial adjustment to their disease and adherence to medication (p<0.05). Conclusion: The present study demonstrated the psychosocial adjustment of MG patients to be at a good level and adherence to medication of patients was moderate. This study found that MG patients' psychosocial adjustment does not affect their medication compliance.