Staniszewska Anna, Smoleńska Elwira, Religioni Urszula
Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Warsaw, Poland;, Email:
Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Warsaw, Poland.
Am J Health Behav. 2017 Jul 1;41(4):511-517. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.41.4.15.
We assessed self-medication behaviors and identified factors associated with self-treatment among adults with epilepsy.
We carried out this study on 380 patients with epilepsy using an author-designed questionnaire.
Patients who took medication more than once a day were more likely to comply with times of taking medication (p = .009); people using polytherapy were more likely to forget to take their medication (p < .001). Married persons missed a dose of a drug considerably less often than other patients (p = .001). The youngest patients were the least likely to miss drug doses (p = .026). The oldest patients (p = .003) and divorced patients also were more likely to miss doses (p = .003).
Persons experiencing epilepsy should be educated on the proper use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs); moreover, their preferences should be considered when types of therapy are prescribed. Patients who deviate from recommended use of medication should report these practices to medical personnel so that potential changes in health status can be addressed properly.
我们评估了癫痫成人患者的自我用药行为，并确定了与自我治疗相关的因素。
我们使用自行设计的问卷对380例癫痫患者进行了这项研究。
每天服药超过一次的患者更有可能遵守服药时间（p = 0.009）；采用联合治疗的患者更有可能忘记服药（p < 0.001）。已婚患者漏服药物的情况明显少于其他患者（p = 0.001）。最年轻的患者漏服药物的可能性最小（p = 0.026）。年龄最大的患者（p = 0.003）和离婚患者也更有可能漏服药物（p = 0.003）。
应对癫痫患者进行抗癫痫药物（AEDs）正确使用方面的教育；此外，在开处方时应考虑他们的偏好。偏离推荐用药方式的患者应向医务人员报告这些情况，以便能妥善处理健康状况的潜在变化。
