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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedBadawy SM, Thompson AA, Liem RI
Beliefs about hydroxyurea in youth with sickle cell disease.
The objectives of this study were to assess beliefs about hydroxyurea using the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ), and to examine the relationship of patients' beliefs to their hydroxyurea adherence and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The investigators found that beliefs about hydroxyurea correlated with HRQOL scores and adherence levels. The authors suggest that addressing patients' concerns about hydroxyurea and medications overall as well as routine assessment of adherence and beliefs could help to overcome adherence barriers.
AHRQ-funded; HS023011.
Citation: Badawy SM, Thompson AA, Liem RI .
Beliefs about hydroxyurea in youth with sickle cell disease.
Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2018 Sep;11(3):142-48. doi: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2018.01.001..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Quality of Life, Sickle Cell Disease
Bachmann JM, Goggins KM, Nwosu SK
Perceived health competence predicts health behavior and health-related quality of life in patients with cardiovascular disease.
The authors sought to evaluate the effect of perceived health competence on health behavior and health-related quality of life. They found that perceived health competence was highly associated with health behaviors and health-related quality of life, while low perceived health competence was associated with a decrease in health-related quality of life between hospitalization and 90 days after discharge. They concluded that perceived health competence predicts health behavior and health-related quality of life in patients hospitalized with cardiovascular disease as well as change in health-related quality of life after discharge.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Bachmann JM, Goggins KM, Nwosu SK .
Perceived health competence predicts health behavior and health-related quality of life in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Patient Educ Couns 2016 Dec;99(12):2071-79. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.07.020.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Heart Disease and Health, Health Literacy, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Quality of Life