Association of Perceived Social Support with Medication Adherence in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Fateme Nekooyan , Fatemeh Nazari * , Shahla Abolhasani , Mohammad Javad Tarrahi Background and Objective: Physical disability caused by multiple sclerosis (MS) increases MS patients' need for support from others. Medication adherence is one of the main success factors in the treatment of chro...
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Background and Objective: Physical disability caused by multiple sclerosis (MS) increases MS patients' need for support from others. Medication adherence is one of the main success factors in the treatment of chronic diseases, which is influenced by various factors. This study aimed to determine the relationship between perceived social support and medication adherence in patients with MS.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 110 patients (70 women and 40 men) aged 39±9 years with MS who visited the 2 medical training centers of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (Kashani and Al-Zahra), Isfahan, Iran during 2021. After sampling by the systematic random method, the data were collected by interviews and using Zimmet's Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS) and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8).
Results: The mean and standard deviation of the scores of medication adherence and perceived social support were 6.10±1.72 and 62.83±14.97, respectively. According to the Pearson correlation coefficient, perceived social support did not show any significant relationship with medication adherence (r=0.185, P=0.053). Perceived social support showed a statistically significant relationship with income satisfaction (F=4.54, P=0.01), the pattern of clinical course (F=2.95, P=0.03), difficulty in accessing medical care (t=-2.29, P=0.02), and clinical symptoms, including motor (t=-3.72, P=0.001), balance (t=-3.23, P=0.002), and urinary disorders (t=-2.53, P=0.01).
Conclusion: Perceived social support in patients with MS did not cause medication adherence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-877ae87de6eb4101872e46515abfe53a2023-11-08T08:09:14ZfasGolestan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان1562-47652008-40802023-10-012538995Association of Perceived Social Support with Medication Adherence in Patients with Multiple SclerosisFateme Nekooyan0Fatemeh Nazari1Shahla Abolhasani2Mohammad Javad Tarrahi3 M.Sc Student in Nursing, Department of Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Isfahan Neurosciences Research Centre, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Assistant Professor of Nursing Education, Isfahan Neurosciences Research Centre, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Fateme Nekooyan , Fatemeh Nazari * , Shahla Abolhasani , Mohammad Javad Tarrahi Background and Objective: Physical disability caused by multiple sclerosis (MS) increases MS patients' need for support from others. Medication adherence is one of the main success factors in the treatment of chronic diseases, which is influenced by various factors. This study aimed to determine the relationship between perceived social support and medication adherence in patients with MS. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 110 patients (70 women and 40 men) aged 39±9 years with MS who visited the 2 medical training centers of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (Kashani and Al-Zahra), Isfahan, Iran during 2021. After sampling by the systematic random method, the data were collected by interviews and using Zimmet's Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS) and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Results: The mean and standard deviation of the scores of medication adherence and perceived social support were 6.10±1.72 and 62.83±14.97, respectively. According to the Pearson correlation coefficient, perceived social support did not show any significant relationship with medication adherence (r=0.185, P=0.053). Perceived social support showed a statistically significant relationship with income satisfaction (F=4.54, P=0.01), the pattern of clinical course (F=2.95, P=0.03), difficulty in accessing medical care (t=-2.29, P=0.02), and clinical symptoms, including motor (t=-3.72, P=0.001), balance (t=-3.23, P=0.002), and urinary disorders (t=-2.53, P=0.01). Conclusion: Perceived social support in patients with MS did not cause medication adherence.http://goums.ac.ir/journal/article-1-4271-en.pdfmultiple sclerosisperceived social supportmedication adherence |
| spellingShingle | Fateme Nekooyan Fatemeh Nazari Shahla Abolhasani Mohammad Javad Tarrahi Association of Perceived Social Support with Medication Adherence in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان multiple sclerosis perceived social support medication adherence |
| title | Association of Perceived Social Support with Medication Adherence in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_full | Association of Perceived Social Support with Medication Adherence in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_fullStr | Association of Perceived Social Support with Medication Adherence in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of Perceived Social Support with Medication Adherence in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_short | Association of Perceived Social Support with Medication Adherence in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_sort | association of perceived social support with medication adherence in patients with multiple sclerosis |
| topic | multiple sclerosis perceived social support medication adherence |
| url | http://goums.ac.ir/journal/article-1-4271-en.pdf |
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