The effect of loneliness and perceived social support on medicationadherence self-efficacy in hypertensive patients: An example of Turkey
 
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Prof. Dr. Rabia HACIHASANOĞLU AŞILAR Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Arzu YILDIRIM Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Rabia Sağlam T.C. Maltepe Universitesi, Türkiye
Ezgi Demirtürk Selçuk Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Yeliz Erduran
Kelkit Lokman Hekim Vocational And Technical Anatolian High School, Türkiye
Özlem Sarıhan
Hayme Ana Vocational And Technical Anatolian High School, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (ESCI dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Journal of Vascular Nursing
Dergi ISSN 1062-0303 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ESCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 10-2020
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 38 / 4 / 183–190 DOI 10.1016/j.jvn.2020.07.003
Özet
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of loneliness and perceived social support on medication adherence self-efficacy in hypertensive patients. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between March and June 2015 at 5 Family Health Centers in central Erzincan in eastern Turkey. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a descriptive questionnaire, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form. The mean score obtained from the UCLA Loneliness Scale was 38.35 ± 9.85, from the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support 64.10 ± 18.31, and from the Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale 40.27 ± 11.97. The mean UCLA Loneliness Scale score was found to have a low negative correlation with the mean Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale score …
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