Relationship between Adherence to Treatment and Self-Efficacy in the Elderly with Arthritis

Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery

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Ali Afshar¹  Shahzad Pashaeypoor¹  Shima Hghani²  Naeimeh Sarkhani³  Nasrin Nikpeyma¹ 

[1] Department of Community Health and Geriatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences;Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science;Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

关键词: Arthritis;    Treatment Adherence;    Self-Efficacy;    Elderly;   

DOI  :  10.29252/jgbfnm.19.1.43

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Akademika As, Akademika Forlag

【 摘 要 】

Background: Arthritis is one of the most common diseases among the elderly, which is affected by adherence to treatment andself-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to determine relationship of adherence to treatment and self-efficacy among theelderly with arthritis.Methods: This descriptive–correlational study was conducted in 2019. Based on the convenience sampling method, 200 eligibleelderly patients were recruited from three clinics affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran. Datawere collected using the Modanloo adherence to treatment questionnaire and the perceived self-efficacy scale. Data weresummarized using descriptive statistics (mean, frequency percentage, and standard deviation) and analyzed using inferentialstatistics (the Pearson correlation coefficient) in SPSS software (version 16). The statistical significance level was set at 0.05.Results: The mean age of patients was 67.97±5.32 years. The mean scores of self-efficacy and adherence to treatment amongthe elderly with arthritis were 119.8±35.3 and 123.88±23.04, respectively. There was a statistically significant correlationbetween adherence to treatment and self-efficacy (r=0.648). The strongest positive correlation (r=0.693) was observed in thesubscale of adherence to the treatment, and the weakest positive correlation (r=0.228) was observed in the subscale ofindecisiveness for applying treatment with pain.Conclusion: Because of the direct relationship between treatment adherence and self-efficacy in the elderly with arthritis,healthcare policymakers and planners should develop and implement programs to increase self-efficacy and treatment adherenceamong the elderly with arthritis and other chronic diseases.

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