1. Profiling patient attitudes to phosphate binding medication: A route to personalising treatment and adherence support.
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Chater, Angel M., Parham, Rhian, Riley, Steve, Hutchison, Alastair J., and Horne, Rob
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PHOSPHATES , *CHRONIC kidney failure , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *DRUGS , *HEMODIALYSIS , *PATIENT compliance , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *SELF-evaluation , *STATISTICS , *T-test (Statistics) , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *ODDS ratio , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Objective: Nonadherence to phosphate binding medication (PBM) compromises the efficacy of treatment for chronic kidney disease, but its causes are poorly understood. This study sought to explore patient attitudes towards PBM and to evaluate the utility of the necessity-concerns framework for understanding adherence to PBM. Design: A sample of 221 dialysis patients currently prescribed PBM were surveyed from eight UK renal units. Main Outcome Measures: Demographic data and clinical information, alongside the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire and the medication adherence report scale were reported. Results: Low adherence to PBM was predicted by reduced beliefs in personal need for PBM (OR?=?.34; 95% CI: .14–.83;p?
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- 2014
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