The effect of acculturation and harm beliefs on medication adherence on Middle Eastern hypertensive refugees and migrants in Australia.

摘要: Background Different populations have different levels of acculturation, and beliefs about medications. Little is known the differences between refugees migrants regarding these various beliefs. Adherence to medications influenced by many factors, including individuals’ characteristics, their perceptions Having a thorough understanding contributes medication adherence in refugee migrant populations. Objectives To evaluate Middle Eastern Australia medications, adherence, association acculturation natural remedies with adherence. Setting Participants were recruited from community groups English language learning centres Australia. Arabic Facebook also used recruit participants for this study. Method A total 320 hypertension completed or versions general Beliefs Medicine Questionnaire (BMQ)—harm scale, question remedies, six items Medication Questionnaire. Two models multiple mediation applied. The first model examined role length residency, harm as mediators migration status second identified Main outcome measure medication, remedies. In addition, Results Differences found Refugees likely more towards medicine less acculturated than (p = 0.0001). They adhere (p = 0.0001), perceived be safer Western Perceiving harmful substances, relationship Conclusion need better understood enhance potentially overall health outcomes.