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Illness Perception and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism in Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia

PURPOSE: Poor adherence to levothyroxine is a potential risk factor for treatment failure that ultimately leads to increased healthcare costs and serious health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between illness perception and medication adherence among primary hypothyroidism...

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Autores principales: Alluhayyan, Omar Buraykan, Alsahly, Rakan Jaser, Aldawsari, Abdulrahman Abbas, Alghabawy, Khaled Abdulrahman, Alqaan, Rifal Saleh, Almutairi, Abeer Fahad, Alharbi, Saleh Ali
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7352375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32753851
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S257703
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author Alluhayyan, Omar Buraykan
Alsahly, Rakan Jaser
Aldawsari, Abdulrahman Abbas
Alghabawy, Khaled Abdulrahman
Alqaan, Rifal Saleh
Almutairi, Abeer Fahad
Alharbi, Saleh Ali
author_facet Alluhayyan, Omar Buraykan
Alsahly, Rakan Jaser
Aldawsari, Abdulrahman Abbas
Alghabawy, Khaled Abdulrahman
Alqaan, Rifal Saleh
Almutairi, Abeer Fahad
Alharbi, Saleh Ali
author_sort Alluhayyan, Omar Buraykan
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description PURPOSE: Poor adherence to levothyroxine is a potential risk factor for treatment failure that ultimately leads to increased healthcare costs and serious health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between illness perception and medication adherence among primary hypothyroidism patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among primary hypothyroidism patients who met the inclusion criteria in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia using a questionnaire with demographic characteristics, clinical factors, the 12-Item Medication Adherence Scale, and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ). We included 400 patients in the analysis. RESULTS: We found a significant positive correlation between BIPQ subscales – personal control, treatment control, and understanding – with all domains of the 12-Item Medication Adherence Scale. The other dimensions of BIPQ subscales did not significantly correlate with medication adherence. However, a high BIPQ overall score was significantly correlated with poor medication adherence. CONCLUSION: This study found a significant correlation between a high BIPQ overall score and poor medication adherence. This finding suggests the need to consider the emotional and cognitive representation of hypothyroidism in hypothyroid patients to improve their treatment adherence.
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spelling pubmed-73523752020-08-03 Illness Perception and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism in Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia Alluhayyan, Omar Buraykan Alsahly, Rakan Jaser Aldawsari, Abdulrahman Abbas Alghabawy, Khaled Abdulrahman Alqaan, Rifal Saleh Almutairi, Abeer Fahad Alharbi, Saleh Ali Patient Prefer Adherence Original Research PURPOSE: Poor adherence to levothyroxine is a potential risk factor for treatment failure that ultimately leads to increased healthcare costs and serious health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between illness perception and medication adherence among primary hypothyroidism patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among primary hypothyroidism patients who met the inclusion criteria in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia using a questionnaire with demographic characteristics, clinical factors, the 12-Item Medication Adherence Scale, and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ). We included 400 patients in the analysis. RESULTS: We found a significant positive correlation between BIPQ subscales – personal control, treatment control, and understanding – with all domains of the 12-Item Medication Adherence Scale. The other dimensions of BIPQ subscales did not significantly correlate with medication adherence. However, a high BIPQ overall score was significantly correlated with poor medication adherence. CONCLUSION: This study found a significant correlation between a high BIPQ overall score and poor medication adherence. This finding suggests the need to consider the emotional and cognitive representation of hypothyroidism in hypothyroid patients to improve their treatment adherence. Dove 2020-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7352375/ /pubmed/32753851 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S257703 Text en © 2020 Alluhayyan et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
spellingShingle Original Research
Alluhayyan, Omar Buraykan
Alsahly, Rakan Jaser
Aldawsari, Abdulrahman Abbas
Alghabawy, Khaled Abdulrahman
Alqaan, Rifal Saleh
Almutairi, Abeer Fahad
Alharbi, Saleh Ali
Illness Perception and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism in Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia
title Illness Perception and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism in Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia
title_full Illness Perception and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism in Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr Illness Perception and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism in Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed Illness Perception and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism in Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia
title_short Illness Perception and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism in Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia
title_sort illness perception and medication adherence among patients with primary hypothyroidism in al qassim, saudi arabia
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7352375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32753851
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S257703
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