Qualitative research in factors affecting the compliance of patients with chronic hepatitis B
- VernacularTitle:慢性乙型病毒性肝炎患者依从性影响因素的质性研究
- Author:
Licui YANG
;
Yumei SUN
;
Huichun XING
;
Chenyun LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Qualitative research;
Chronic hepatitis B;
Compliance;
Health education
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2008;24(19):17-20
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the factors influencing the patients' treatment compliance infected with chronic hepatitis B virus, and provide some useful advices to improve patients compliance. Methods Data were collected through deep interviews with 9 patients and analyzed using a phenomenological hermeneutic method. Results Using generic analysis, the factors influencing patients' compliance fell in-to three themes: (1) The enforceability of the doctor's advice; (2)The factors of the patients their own, in-cluding the disease-related knowledge, the realization of how harmful the disease is, and past behavior habits; (3)The social factors, including economic situation, pressure of life, family care, and the supervision and guidance of health care workers. Conclusions In order to make the patients consciously adopt the doctor's advice, health workers should pay more attention to strengthen the enforceability of the doctor's ad-vice and health education, and focus on the impact of cognitive, psychological and social factors on pa-tients' compliance.
