Exploring Barriers to Medication Adherence among African American Emerging Adults with Uncontrolled Asthma

Autor/inn/en	MacDonell, Karen Kolmodin; Dailey, Rhonda; Gibson-Scipio, Wanda; Wang, Bo; Dinaj-Koci, Veronica; Bruzzese, Jean-Marie
Titel	Exploring Barriers to Medication Adherence among African American Emerging Adults with Uncontrolled Asthma
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 50 (2023) 1, S.131-135 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (MacDonell, Karen Kolmodin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/10901981211001345
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Drug Therapy; Compliance (Psychology); African Americans; Young Adults; Diseases; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Predictor Variables; Diaries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Disease; Krankheit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Prädiktor; Diary; Tagebuch
Abstract	African American emerging adults (age 18-29 years) tend to have poor asthma outcomes, possibly due to poor adherence to medication. Few studies have explored barriers to controller adherence in this population. This study utilized electronic daily diaries to assess barriers to adherence and asthma symptoms among 141 African American emerging adults with uncontrolled persistent asthma and poor adherence. Participants reported symptoms M = 3.43 days (of 7 days). They reported unintentional (e.g., forgetting) and intentional (e.g., choosing not to take) barriers to adherence, but forgetting, being too busy, and sleeping through a dose were the most common. Significant correlations were found between symptoms and barriers, as well as asthma control and medication adherence in the expected directions. Asthma symptoms and number of barriers were significant predictors of asthma control. Existing intervention strategies such as text-messaging may prove effective to address these barriers, but measuring and addressing adherence remains complex. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01