FANG Jia-lie, CHEN Wan-li, WANG Jing-ya, ZHAO Jie, WANG Ji-wei, SHAO Chun-hai
Objective To explore factors affecting medication adherence in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) based on Health Belief Model (HBM). Methods This community register-based,cross-sectional study consisted of individuals diagnosed with CAD in Jing'an District of Shanghai (n=189).The data were obtained through face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire covering sociodemographic characteristics,CAD status,HBM variables,Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile Ⅱ (HPLP-Ⅱ),and the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scales (MMAS-8).The independent two-sample t-test and F-test were used to analyze the influence of demographic characteristics on health-promoting lifestyle and medication adherence.Pearson's correlations were used to analyze associations among variables.Multiple linear regression models were used to evaluate effects of HBM variables on adherence to medication behavior,and health-promoting lifestyles. Results Among the 189 patients,38.6% were males and 61.4% were females, 137 cases were over 60 years old. There were significant positive correlations between the HBM variables, adherence to health promoting lifestyles and medication behavior. The value of the correlation coefficient varies from 0.173 to 0.734. Multiple linear regression analysis suggested that the perceived barriers (β=0.190,P=0.021) on health responsibility (R2=0.073,P=0.016),the perceived susceptibility (β=0.134,P=0.008) on physical activity (R2=0.274,P<0.001),the perceived severity (β=0.221,P=0.005) and the perceived benefits (β=0.100,P=0.008) on mental growth (R2=0.423,P<0.001),the perceived benefit (β=0.181,P=0.026) on stress management (R2=0.302,P<0.001),were significant impact factors,respectively.Additionally,the perceived susceptibility (β=0.689,P=0.027),perceived severity (β=0.580,P=0.003),perceived impairment (β=0.689,P=0.002),and self-efficacy (β=0.417,P=0.023) had a statistically significant effects on medication behavior (R2=0.645,P<0.001). Conclusion The HBM provides a useful framework for investigating predictors of medication adherence in patients with CAD.Future intervention to improve medication adherence should focus on changing the health beliefs among patients with CAD.