1 McGill University, Canada.
2 Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Canada.
J Health Psychol. 2019 Mar;24(3):321-326. doi: 10.1177/1359105316674269. Epub 2016 Oct 19.
This study tested if habit strength for taking oral hypoglycemic medication moderated the association between poor mental health symptoms (i.e. depressive symptoms, diabetes distress) and unintentional non-adherence in 790 adults with type 2 diabetes. Data were cross-sectional. A habit strength × depressive symptom interaction was observed. Depressive symptoms were negatively associated with adherence if habit was weak or of average strength; no association was observed if habit was strong. A similar interaction emerged when diabetes distress was examined. Results suggest that habit strength might operate as a buffer in the association between poor mental health symptoms and medication adherence.
本研究旨在检验口服降糖药的习惯强度是否调节了 790 例 2 型糖尿病患者的不良心理健康症状（即抑郁症状、糖尿病困扰）与非故意不依从之间的关系。数据为横断面研究。观察到习惯强度×抑郁症状的交互作用。如果习惯较弱或中等强度，抑郁症状与依从性呈负相关；如果习惯较强，则无相关性。当检查糖尿病困扰时，出现了类似的相互作用。结果表明，习惯强度可能在不良心理健康症状与药物依从性之间的关系中起缓冲作用。
