Omeje Obiageli, Nebo Chinenye
Department of Psychology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2011 Apr 20;5:141-8. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S15098.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of locus of control on adherence to a treatment regimen among hypertensive patients.
The participants were 100 previously diagnosed hypertensive patients drawn from the Ituku-Ozalla University of Nigeria teaching hospital, using a purposive sampling technique. All participants were individually administered the Wallston, Wallston & Devellis (1978), Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scale, and Drug Adherence Questionaire (DAQ) by the researchers. A one-way factorial design and analysis of variance with unequal sample sizes were used to analyze the data.
Internally-oriented patients adhered more to their treatment regimen than externally-oriented patients, F(1.98) = 18.2 (P < 0.01).
Locus of control should be taken into consideration in the review of treatment packages for patients. This is because the efficacy of drugs depends to a reasonable extent on adherence to the schedule. If drugs are not taken as prescribed, their potency may be affected or wrongly assessed.
本研究旨在调查控制点对高血压患者治疗方案依从性的影响。
采用立意抽样技术，从尼日利亚伊图库-奥扎拉大学教学医院选取100名先前诊断为高血压的患者作为研究对象。研究人员对所有参与者分别进行了沃尔斯顿、沃尔斯顿和德维利斯（1978年）编制的多维健康控制点（MHLC）量表以及药物依从性问卷（DAQ）的测试。采用单向析因设计和不等样本量的方差分析对数据进行分析。
内控型患者比外控型患者对治疗方案的依从性更高，F(1.98) = 18.2（P < 0.01）。
在审查患者的治疗方案时应考虑控制点。这是因为药物的疗效在很大程度上取决于对服药时间表的依从性。如果不按规定服药，药物的效力可能会受到影响或被错误评估。
