Abstract
Aims: To pilot test recruitment and data collection methods for studying adherence to short-term antibiotic treatment regimes for use in nurse intervention studies. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study evaluated the utility of 3 measures of medication adherence: self-reported behaviour, electronic monitoring, and urine culture. The sample consisted of 30 subjects of Chinese ethnic origin attending a single accident emergency department in a local general hospital. Cluster analysis was used in order to compare the methods of estimating adherence. Results: The protocols developed proved to be effective for the collection of adherence data. Cluster analysis identified 3 separate clusters in the sample: relatively high adherers whose attitude to adherence was a good indicator of their behaviour; subjects who admitted adherence errors, but whose actual adherence was the highest monitored; and subjects with relatively high self-reported but low monitored adherence. Data for this sample show that treatment may be totally ineffective in at least 30% of subjects. Conclusions: This pilot study confirmed the feasibility of these data collection processes in the Chinese context and their suitability for application in further study of the effects of a brief structured nursing intervention.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 34-42 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Nursing |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Clinical nursing research
- Nursing
- Nursing methodology research
- Patient compliance
- Treatment refusal
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Research and Theory
- Fundamentals and skills
- LPN and LVN
- Review and Exam Preparation