Exploring Barriers to Medication Adherence Among African American Emerging Adults With Uncontrolled Asthma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21650931 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen MacDonell (0000-0001-8916-624X, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA, corresponding author), Rhonda Dailey (Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA), Wanda Gibson-Scipio (0000-0001-6862-132X, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA), Bo Wang (0000-0002-0290-2134, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA), Veronica Dinaj-Koci (0000-0001-8884-853X, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA), Jean-Marie Bruzzese (Columbia University, New York, NY, USA), Jean‐Marie Bruzzese (0000-0002-1866-488X, Columbia University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 131-135 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Education & Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1090-1981 • E-ISSN: 1552-6127 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10901981211001345 |
| PMID | 33813923 |
| OpenAlex | W3147151216 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
African American emerging adults (age 18–29 years) tend to have poor asthma outcomes, possibly due to poor adherence to medication. Few studies have explored barriers to controller adherence in this population. This study utilized electronic daily diaries to assess barriers to adherence and asthma symptoms among 141 African American emerging adults with uncontrolled persistent asthma and poor adherence. Participants reported symptoms M = 3.43 days (of 7 days). They reported unintentional (e.g., forgetting) and intentional (e.g., choosing not to take) barriers to adherence, but forgetting, being too busy, and sleeping through a dose were the most common. Significant correlations were found between symptoms and barriers, as well as asthma control and medication adherence in the expected directions. Asthma symptoms and number of barriers were significant predictors of asthma control. Existing intervention strategies such as text-messaging may prove effective to address these barriers, but measuring and addressing adherence remains complex
African american · Asthma · Asthma medication · Environmental health · Family medicine · Forgetting · Medication adherence · Population · Psychiatry · Asthma and respiratory diseases · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |