Psychosocial predictors of self-reported medical adherence in patients with heart failure over 6 months : an examination of the influences of depression, self-efficacy, social support, and their changes

• Main Authors: Shen, Biing-Jiun, Maeda, Uta
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Medical Adherence; Self-efficacy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143707
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background Poor adherence to medical regimens is a serious problem that interferes with heart failure (HF) patients’ disease management and contributes to poor clinical outcomes. Few prospective studies have examined the psychosocial predictors of adherence over time in HF patients. Purpose Thi...