作者: Gesnita Nugraheni
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关键词: Medication regimen 、 Intensive care medicine 、 Psychiatry 、 Pharmaceutical sciences 、 Arthritis 、 Medicine 、 Alternative medicine 、 Patient perceptions
摘要: Objective: To determine which construct in the Health Belief Model is the predictor of arthritis patients' intention to ask for counseling from pharmacists and to examine the relationship between self-management ability and the intention to ask for counseling. Methods: A two-wave mail survey was conducted in a group of 430 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis from two clinics. The questionnaire consisted of 15 items related to patients' perception of the benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy regarding requesting counseling from their pharmacist; and 10 items of self-management ability. Results: The response rate was 23.5%. The number of patients who had intention to ask for counseling was equal with those who had no intention. Perceived benefit was the only significant predictor of patients' intention to ask for counseling (p