Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Trust in the attending rheumatologist, health-related hope and medication adherence among Japanese systemic lupus erythematosus patients
An erratum to this article was published (Rheumatology (Oxford), 1 Aug 2023 ↗)
Authors' conclusion
This study demonstrated that patients' health-related hope and trust in their rheumatologist were both associated with better medication adherence in SLE.
Study context
- Population
- Japanese patients with SLE prescribed oral medications, ethnically matched to their physicians; rheumatology outpatient clinics at five academic centres (mean age 46.4 years; 88.2% women)
- Participants
- 373 patients
- Outcome
- Medication adherence (12-item Medication Adherence Scale, 5–60 points) by trust in physician (5-item Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale) and health-related hope (18-item Health-related Hope Scale), each 0–100 points
Methodological detailsmulticentre, general linear model, adjusted
- Multicentre
- General linear model, adjusted
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Medication adherence score, adjusted association
Trust in physician, per 10-point increase
0.86
95% CI 0.49, 1.22
Health-related Hope score, per 10-point increase
0.66
95% CI 0.35, 0.97
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Trust in the attending rheumatologist, health-related hope and medication adherence among Japanese systemic lupus erythematosus patients. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 3 October 2022. doi:10.
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