Open Access<p>The Association Between Beliefs and Adherence to Inhaled Controller Medication Among Older Adults with Asthma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Care</p>
Author(s) -
Liu Chang-wei,
Chee Wei Tham,
Jacqueline De Roza,
Bee Yen Chong,
Yi Ling Eileen Koh,
Ngiap Chuan Tan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s266871
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , logistic regression , inhaled corticosteroids , cross sectional study , asthma medication , medication adherence , ethnic group , family medicine , pathology , sociology , anthropology
While illness perceptions and medication beliefs have been shown to be associated with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) adherence in younger adults with asthma, their impact on older adults is less understood. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of ICS adherence among older Asian adults and to assess the association between ICS adherence, illness perceptions and medication beliefs.