Department of Psychology, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.
J Diabetes. 2012 Sep;4(3):243-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-0407.2012.00183.x.
The aim of this study was to examine the role of illness and medication perceptions on medication adherence in a group of Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes.
A total of 102 patients with type 2 diabetes was recruited from an outpatient clinic in Shiraz, Iran, using the convenience sampling method. The participants completed the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R), Belief Medication Questionnaire (BMQ), and Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS).
The findings of the study revealed that illness perception, including timeline (chronic -the belief that diabetes would last a long time), predicted a higher level of medication adherence, while medication belief (concern - holding concerns about the potential negative effects of medicines) predicted a lower level of adherence to medicines. This prediction was above and beyond the relevant and demographic variables such as age and the duration of illness.
The findings of this study suggest that medication beliefs, such as concern about the negative effects of medicines, have an important role in the low level of adherence to medication for diabetic patients in Iran.
本研究旨在探讨伊朗 2 型糖尿病患者疾病和药物认知对药物治疗依从性的影响。
本研究采用便利抽样法，从伊朗设拉子的一个门诊招募了 102 名 2 型糖尿病患者。参与者完成了修订后的疾病认知问卷（IPQ-R）、信念药物问卷（BMQ）和药物依从性报告量表（MARS）。
研究结果表明，疾病认知，包括时间线（慢性-认为糖尿病会持续很长时间），预测更高水平的药物治疗依从性，而药物信念（担忧-对药物潜在不良影响的担忧）则预测药物治疗依从性较低。这种预测超出了年龄和疾病持续时间等相关和人口统计学变量。
本研究结果表明，药物信念，如对药物副作用的担忧，在伊朗糖尿病患者药物治疗依从性低的情况下具有重要作用。
