The effect of 5A self-management program on medication adherence of epileptic patients during the COVID - 19 pandemic : A randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Adherence to medication adherence plays a vital role in controlling the problems and complications of epilepsy. During the COVID - 19 pandemic and limitations of face-to-face education, the use of distance education can play an important role in providing education to patients. The aim of this study is the effect of model 5A self-management training on medication adherence in epileptic patients.

METHODS: In this single-blind randomized controlled trial, 56 epileptic patients referred to Shiraz Namazi Hospital were divided into intervention and control groups using random allocation. Thereafter, 5A self - management training sessions were virtually held in 5 sessions in WhatsApp application for intervention group. The data collection tool was MMAS-8 at two stages of before and two months after intervention. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 21 software.

RESULTS: The results of Wilcoxon test showed that in intervention group, the mean drug adherence in patients after intervention significantly increased compared to before intervention (p = 0.005). But in control group, this was not significant (p = 0.909). According to results of Mann-Whitney test, there was no significant difference between intervention and control groups before intervention (p = 0.632). However, by passing two months from intervention, a significant difference was found between intervention and control groups (p = 0.041).

CONCLUSIONS: Based on results, the implementation of model 5A can be effective on medication adherence in epileptic patients. This program can be considered as a suitable method in epileptic patients during COVID - 19 pandemic.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

2023

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33(4)

Enthalten in:

Acta neurologica Taiwanica - 33(4)(2023) vom: 30. Dez., Seite 165-174

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moosavimoghadam, Seyede Fateme [VerfasserIn]
Dehghani, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Akbar, Rasool Eslami [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

COVID - 19 pandemic
Education
Epileptic patients Model 5A.
Journal Article
Medication Adherence
Randomized Controlled Trial
Self-management

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 27.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364852690