Amanda J. Shallcross|Danielle A. Becker|Anuradha Singh|Daniel J. Friedman|Rachel Jurd|Jacqueline A. French|Orrin Devinsky|Tanya M. Spruill
Psychosocial factors associated with medication adherence in ethnically and socioeconomically diverse patients with epilepsy
New York University|New York University|New York University|New York University|New York University|New York University|New York University|New York University
current study examined psychosocial correlates medication adherence socioeconomically racially diverse sample patients epilepsy fiftyfive patients epilepsy completed standardized selfreport questionnaires measuring depression stress social support medication illness beliefs antiepileptic drug aed adherence measured using 8item morisky medication adherence scale 36 reported poor adherence tested psychosocial factors independently strongly associated aed adherence stress depression negatively correlated adherence perceived social support positively correlated adherence ps 05 three variables relevant covariates multiple regression model included perceived social support remained significant predictor adherence p 015 study one first suggest importance targeting social support screening intervention approaches order improve aed adherence among lowincome raciallyethnically diverse patients epilepsy