KMID : 0869920220280010080
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Journal of Korean Academy Society of Nursing Education 2022 Volume.28 No. 1 p.80 ~ p.90
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A study of relationships among tuberculosis knowledge, family support, and medication adherence in tuberculosis patients
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Jang Yoo-Ri
Lee Mi-Aie
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of tuberculosis-related knowledge and family support on medication adherence in tuberculosis patients.
Methods: The data were collected from 175 patients diagnosed with tuberculosis at three general hospitals located in two provincial cities in South Korea from September 1 to November 31, 2020. The 160 questionnaires were analyzed using IBM SPSS WIN 25.0.
Results: The patients¡¯ average score for tuberculosis-related knowledge was 15.85¡¾5.87 (out of 25), for family support it was 22.03¡¾9.2 (out of 35), and for medication adherence it was 5.11¡¾2.68 (out of 8). There were significant differences in tuberculosis-related knowledge, family support, and medication adherence according to patients¡¯ general characteristics and significant positive relationships among tuberculosis-related knowledge, family support, and medication adherence. Factors affecting patients' tuberculosis medication adherence were history of stopping the medication, the importance of treatment among tuberculosis-related knowledge and family support, and these factors could explain 78% of patients¡¯ taking tuberculosis drugs.
Conclusion: It could be concluded that the importance of tuberculosis treatment and family support are very important for improving patients¡¯ rates of medication adherence. Therefore, medical staffs caring for tuberculosis patients need to manage patients¡¯ medication of tuberculosis drugs with continuous consultation.
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KEYWORD
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Family, Knowledge, Medication adherence, Patients, Tuberculosis
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