Long J M, Kee C C, Graham M V, Saethang T B, Dames F D
Promina Northwest Health System, Austell, GA, USA.
ANNA J. 1998 Feb;25(1):43-9; discussion 50-2.
The purpose of this study was to identify relationships between demographic factors, psychosocial characteristics, and medication compliance rates in older patients receiving hemodialysis and to determine the effectiveness of a teaching program on medication-taking behavior.
A descriptive correlational study design was used.
SAMPLE/SETTING: A total of 26 patients, age 65 and over, undergoing hemodialysis at an inner city outpatient dialysis clinic met sample criteria.
The instrument included a demographic data form, the Iowa Self-Assessment Inventory (ISAI) to measure psychosocial variables, and a form to collect data to calculate medication compliance rates.
All participants were African-American. Mean age was 70. Sample attrition was high. Scores were below the norm for most ISAI psychosocial factors, medication compliance rates were low, and the teaching intervention did not affect compliance rates.
Medication compliance in this older dialysis patient population was problematic, and further research in this area is essential.
本研究旨在确定接受血液透析的老年患者的人口统计学因素、心理社会特征与用药依从率之间的关系，并确定一个教学项目对用药行为的有效性。
采用描述性相关性研究设计。
样本/地点：共有26名年龄在65岁及以上、在内城门诊透析诊所接受血液透析的患者符合样本标准。
该工具包括一份人口统计学数据表格、用于测量心理社会变量的爱荷华自我评估量表（ISAI），以及一份用于收集数据以计算用药依从率的表格。
所有参与者均为非裔美国人。平均年龄为70岁。样本流失率很高。大多数ISAI心理社会因素的得分低于正常水平，用药依从率较低，且教学干预未影响依从率。
在这个老年透析患者群体中，用药依从性存在问题，该领域的进一步研究至关重要。
