Factors related to good asthma control using different medical adherence scales in Latvian asthma patients: an observational study

Asthma treatment: Investigating poor adherence in the Latvian population Concerns about treatment necessity and uses of asthma medication are key factors influencing poor treatment adherence in Latvia. There are multiple psychological and behavioral reasons why patients do not adhere to asthma treat...

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Autores principales:	Dins Smits, Girts Brigis, Jana Pavare, Baiba Maurina, Noël Christopher Barengo
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Materias:	Diseases of the respiratory system RC705-779
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c241db3af0b54b3a9d0da476fbd89f582021-12-02T16:19:41ZFactors related to good asthma control using different medical adherence scales in Latvian asthma patients: an observational study10.1038/s41533-017-0042-x2055-1010https://doaj.org/article/c241db3af0b54b3a9d0da476fbd89f582017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-017-0042-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2055-1010Asthma treatment: Investigating poor adherence in the Latvian population Concerns about treatment necessity and uses of asthma medication are key factors influencing poor treatment adherence in Latvia. There are multiple psychological and behavioral reasons why patients do not adhere to asthma treatment courses, including social and religious beliefs, and perceptions of chronic illness. Patient questionnaires and ‘adherence scales’ can help predict whether patients are likely to follow advice, but their efficacy differs for individual nations. Dins Smits at Riga Stradins University, Latvia, and co-workers analyzed responses to three questionnaires completed by 352 asthma patients to assess treatment perceptions and the best questionnaire option for the Latvian population. Concerns about the use of asthma medication and beliefs about treatment necessity were key factors in poor adherence. These were picked up by the Morisky and MARS 5-item scales, which the authors recommend for future use.Dins SmitsGirts BrigisJana PavareBaiba MaurinaNoël Christopher BarengoNature PortfolioarticleDiseases of the respiratory systemRC705-779ENnpj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Diseases of the respiratory system RC705-779 Dins Smits Girts Brigis Jana Pavare Baiba Maurina Noël Christopher Barengo Factors related to good asthma control using different medical adherence scales in Latvian asthma patients: an observational study
description	Asthma treatment: Investigating poor adherence in the Latvian population Concerns about treatment necessity and uses of asthma medication are key factors influencing poor treatment adherence in Latvia. There are multiple psychological and behavioral reasons why patients do not adhere to asthma treatment courses, including social and religious beliefs, and perceptions of chronic illness. Patient questionnaires and ‘adherence scales’ can help predict whether patients are likely to follow advice, but their efficacy differs for individual nations. Dins Smits at Riga Stradins University, Latvia, and co-workers analyzed responses to three questionnaires completed by 352 asthma patients to assess treatment perceptions and the best questionnaire option for the Latvian population. Concerns about the use of asthma medication and beliefs about treatment necessity were key factors in poor adherence. These were picked up by the Morisky and MARS 5-item scales, which the authors recommend for future use.
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author	Dins Smits Girts Brigis Jana Pavare Baiba Maurina Noël Christopher Barengo
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title	Factors related to good asthma control using different medical adherence scales in Latvian asthma patients: an observational study
title_short	Factors related to good asthma control using different medical adherence scales in Latvian asthma patients: an observational study
title_full	Factors related to good asthma control using different medical adherence scales in Latvian asthma patients: an observational study
title_fullStr	Factors related to good asthma control using different medical adherence scales in Latvian asthma patients: an observational study
title_full_unstemmed	Factors related to good asthma control using different medical adherence scales in Latvian asthma patients: an observational study
title_sort	factors related to good asthma control using different medical adherence scales in latvian asthma patients: an observational study
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/c241db3af0b54b3a9d0da476fbd89f58
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Factors related to good asthma control using different medical adherence scales in Latvian asthma patients: an observational study

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