Abstract
The present study was conducted to assess health related behaviors and
medication adherence in patients with hepatitis C in Pakistan. It was
hypothesized that: there are likely to be significant changes in the pre and
post diagnosis health related behaviors of the patients with hepatitis C;
there will be relationship between health related behaviours and
medication adherence of the patients. The sample comprised of 100
patients diagnosed with hepatitis C and they were recruited from two
teaching hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan. The patients ranged in ages
between 20- 50 years, with mean age of 35 years (SD = 8.47). A self
constructed health related behavior questionnaire was used to assess pre
and post diagnosis health related behaviors of the patients and Morisky
Medication adherence scale (Morisky, Green, & Levine, 1986) was used
to assess medication adherence of the patients. Paired sample t-test and
correlation analysis were used to analyze data. Results showed significant
improvement in health related behaviours of the patients post-diagnosis.
Medication adherence had significant positive relationship with diet and
eating behavior and had negative relationship with tiredness The patients
showed medium to high level of medication adherence and high level of
information related to hepatitis C. Findings have important implications
for the prognosis of patients with hepatitis C in Pakistan.
Saira Batool , Rukhsana Kausar. (2015) Health Related Behaviors and Medication Adherence in Patients with Hepatitis C, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 25, Issue 1.
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