LOWER ADHERENCE TO CLOTTING FACTOR REPLACEMENT THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH HAEMOPHILIA ASSOCIATED WITH MORE DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS: TWO CENTERS CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

• Authors: Butković Ana , Bago Martina (0000-0001-7957-2076 Martina , Preloznik Zupan Irena , Faganel Kotnik Barbara , Prga Borojević Ivana , Bačić Vrca Vesna , Zupančić Šalek Silva
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The aim of this study was to examine the association of depressive symptoms with medication adherence levels in a combined sample from Croatia and Slovenia. Participants in the study were adult patients with haemophilia receiving prophylaxis or on-demand treatment (N = 109). Their age was between 18 and 73 years (M = 43.86, SD = 14.89). Self-reported medication adherence (implementation phase) was measured with The Validated Haemophilia Regimen Treatment Adherence Scale, while depressive symptoms were measured with Beck Depression Inventory II. Comparison of adherence scores using t-test indicated that participants using prophylaxis were more adherent than participants using on-demand treatment on total scale and time and plan subscales. In hierarchical regression analyses depressive symptoms were a significant predictor for the total score and time subscale after controlling for sociodemographic and clinical variables. Screening for depressive symptoms and improving medication adherence of patients using on-demand treatment is recommended.

Keywords

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MEDICATION ADHERENCE; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; PATIENTS; HAEMOPHILIA; CROATIA; SLOVENIA

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 64
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 64 – 75

Contributors

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Butković Ana

• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8709-8092

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Bago Martina (0000-0001-7957-2076 Martina

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-2076

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Preloznik Zupan Irena

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Faganel Kotnik Barbara

• https://orcid.org/000-0002-1769-9431

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Prga Borojević Ivana

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8197-7152

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Bačić Vrca Vesna

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Zupančić Šalek Silva

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2022.01.839