Predictors of Asthma Treatment Adherence in Rural Appalachian Adults with Asthma
This descriptive, non-experimental study in a sample of 102 rural Appalachian adults with asthma evaluated relationships between treatment regimen adherence and health beliefs, attitude, behavioral intention, and age. Major predictors of adherence were health beliefs and attitude toward asthma. Find...
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Rural Nurse Organization; Binghamton University
2004-12-01
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| Series: | Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care |
| Online Access: | https://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/198 |
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| description | This descriptive, non-experimental study in a sample of 102 rural Appalachian adults with asthma evaluated relationships between treatment regimen adherence and health beliefs, attitude, behavioral intention, and age. Major predictors of adherence were health beliefs and attitude toward asthma. Findings provide partial support for the theorized relationships. Recommendations include future intervention studies designed to improve asthma care outcomes among rural Appalachian adults diagnosed with asthma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-817165ef76ca40a5bb079d58dd539bb82023-11-08T20:10:41ZengRural Nurse Organization; Binghamton UniversityOnline Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care1539-33992004-12-0142315110.14574/ojrnhc.v4i2.198189Predictors of Asthma Treatment Adherence in Rural Appalachian Adults with AsthmaHeidi Putman0West Virginia UniversityThis descriptive, non-experimental study in a sample of 102 rural Appalachian adults with asthma evaluated relationships between treatment regimen adherence and health beliefs, attitude, behavioral intention, and age. Major predictors of adherence were health beliefs and attitude toward asthma. Findings provide partial support for the theorized relationships. Recommendations include future intervention studies designed to improve asthma care outcomes among rural Appalachian adults diagnosed with asthma.https://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/198 |
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| title | Predictors of Asthma Treatment Adherence in Rural Appalachian Adults with Asthma |
| title_full | Predictors of Asthma Treatment Adherence in Rural Appalachian Adults with Asthma |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of Asthma Treatment Adherence in Rural Appalachian Adults with Asthma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of Asthma Treatment Adherence in Rural Appalachian Adults with Asthma |
| title_short | Predictors of Asthma Treatment Adherence in Rural Appalachian Adults with Asthma |
| title_sort | predictors of asthma treatment adherence in rural appalachian adults with asthma |
| url | https://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/198 |
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