Open AccessPerspective of the patient with rheumatoid arthritis on issues related to missed medication
Author(s) -
Lorish Christopher D.,
Richards Bonnie,
Brown Samuel
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1790030205
Subject(s) - ignorance , rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , perspective (graphical) , theory of reasoned action , regimen , action (physics) , health belief model , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , psychology , psychotherapist , nursing , public health , surgery , health education , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science
In order to better understand issues surrounding missed medication doses, 140 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a tertiary care clinic were interviewed about their medication‐taking behavior and beliefs. Findings from work in memory and attention and concepts from Ajzen and Fishbein's theory of reasoned action were used to guide the development of questions. Key findings included: (a) some ignorance about their regimen, (b) a tendency to rely just on their memories rather than environmental cues to remember doses, (c) variation in responses to a missed dose, and (d) the use of an inferential process for judging a medication's efficaciousness. These findings suggest several areas that physicians and allied health professionals can investigate with patients to help minimize missed doses.