Carlos Sequeira, Odete Araújo, Tânia Lourenço, Otília Freitas, José Carlos Carvalho, Patrício Costa
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Portuguese university students
International journal of mental health nursing
onethird caregivers pediatric adolescent growth hormone deficiency pghd patients japan reported poor treatment adherence however studies examined factors related adherence group aim study consider factors related poor adherence daily treatment among caregivers pghd patients japan crosssectional survey conducted among caregivers pghd patients japan caregivers asked demographic treatment characteristics health literacy treatment satisfaction opinions treatment treatment adherence health literacy assessed using 14item health literacy scale hls14 adherence assessed using 8item morisky medication adherence scale mmas8 statistical association adherence considered using chisquare students ttesting exploratory factor analysis efa kmeans cluster analysis conducted consider influence treatment satisfaction opinions concerning treatment adherence responses collected 112 caregivers caregivers age 3039 years old primary caregiver male primary caregiver employed low functional health literacy caregiver associated poor adherence patients preelementary school age also associated poor adherence low satisfaction drug treatment andor device communication healthcare professionals hcps lack agreement importance treatment management eg keeping injection records getting informed diseasetherapy reporting nonadherence sticking administration schedule also associated poor adherence strategies improve treatment adherence among caregivers pghd patients japan consider age gender employment status caregiver well functional literacy improvement satisfaction drug device used better communication hcps greater awareness importance treatment management may also lead better adherence