Flashcards in G543 - Compliance With A Medical Regime For Asthma - Becker Deck (14)
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What was the aim?
To use the HBM to explain mother's adherence to a drug regime for their asthmatic children.
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What three data collection methods were used?
Self-report
Clinical tests
Correlation
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What was used for 70% of the participants?
A covert blood test to test the level of medication
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What did the covert blood test confirm?
The validity of the mothers' answers in the interview.
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How many mothers were used in this study and what was the age gap?
111 mothers aged 17-54
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What age were the children used in the study?
9 months to 17 years old
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What were the questions in the interview regarding perceptions of?
>child's susceptibility to illness and asthma
>beliefs about how serious asthma is
>how much their child's asthma interfered with education! caused embarrassment and interfered with the mother's activities
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What were the mothers also asked about concerning doctors?
The effectiveness of the doctors and of the medication.
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What two demographic factors correlated with compliance?
Marital status and education. Married mums were more likely to comply as well as the more educated.
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What finding appeared to conflict with the HBM?
Mothers who were compliant reported less faith in their medical practitioners.
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What was a positive correlation found between?
A mother's belief about her child's susceptibility to asthma and compliance to a medical regime.
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What was there a negative correlation between?
Compliance and disruption to daily routines, inaccessibility of chemists and child's complaints about the medication.
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Complete the sentence: There was also a correlation between the...
Perceived seriousness of asthma and compliance.
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