Riekert and Drotar (1999) effects of non-participation in studies of treatment adhernce

Question 1

What is the aim of the study?

Answer 1

To investigate whether non-participation in a study about treatment adherence could predict non-adherence in adolescents with a chronic condition (type 1 diabetes)

Question 2

What was the hypothesis of the study?

Answer 2

• Those who refused to participants in a study about treatment adherence would show less treatment adherence.

Question 3

What research method was used?

Answer 3

• Field experiment
  Measures used- Semi structured interview, questionnaires, demographic sheets

Question 4

What was the age range of the sample?

Answer 4

11-18 y/o (who lived with at least 1 family member)-

Question 5

What chronic condition did the adolescents suffer from?

Answer 5

• Attended the clinic for Type 1 diabetes

Question 6

The sample consisted of 94 families, categorised into 3 groups. Can you name these groups?

Answer 6

• Participants- (those who completed the whole study)
• Non-returners- (agreed to take part in the study, but failed to return their questionnaire)
• Non-consenters - (completed the initial adherence interview, demographic info sheet, but refused to continue with further questionnaire)

Question 7

How much families were in the 3 groups?

Answer 7

• Participants- 52
• Non-returners- 28
• Non-consenters- 14

Question 8

Describe the procedure for Riekert and Drotar’s study?

Answer 8

1. (Initial adherence) Interview.
2. Demographic sheet
3. Questionnaires
4. Medical chart review

Question 9

When was the study conducted?

Answer 9

• 1999

Question 10

Describe the sample

Answer 10

• 11-18 y/o
• Type 1 diabetes
• Lived with at least 1 family member
• 94 families into total
• Split in 3 groups: Partcipants- 52, non-returners- 28 non-consenters- 14

Question 11

Stage 1: Initial adhernce interview

Answer 11

The adolescents completed the intial adherence interview- which was a semi-structured clinical interview, which asked questions about how they managed their diabetes– which provided an overall adherence score.

Question 12

Stage 2: Demographic sheet

Answer 12

Parents filled out a demographic information sheet- asked questions about the child’s: Age, gender, ethnicity, number of hospitalisations, severity of diabetes.
Also asked parents questions about their education levels, how much children they had, and marital status.

Question 13

Stage 3: Questionnaires (2)

Answer 13

• Parents and adolencents had to complete a questionnaire about child-parent relationships.
• The questionnaires had to be sent back in pre-paid envelopes.
• Parents- 30 mins
• Adolecent- 1 hour

Question 14

Stage 4: Medical chart review

Answer 14

• Researchers reviewed their medical charts, which gathered objective data on their adherence levels such as number of daily blood sugar testing,, recent level of metabolic control.