The Effect of Using the Care Model of "Sensitization" on Medication Adherence in Asthmatic Patients

Mahbobeh Sajadi, Mozhgan Bagheri, Davood Hekmatpou and Hamid Borsi

Global Journal of Health Science, 2016, vol. 8, issue 11, 11

Abstract: INTRODUCTION- Asthma is a prevalent disease with a multitude of complication. The present research was aimed at investigating the effects of implementing sensitization care model on medication adherence in asthmatic patients.METHODS & MATERIALS- In this interventional study, 74 subjects were selected using accessibility sampling method and were randomly classified into 2 separate groups, intervention (37 subjects) and control group (37 subjects). Data were collected with questionnaire. A month later, the subjects in both groups (control and intervention) completed questionnaire again. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software, Independent t-test, Paired t-test and Chi-Square.RESULTS- Data analysis showed that the average age of participants was 41 years (range 21-83). The most and lowest frequencies of marital status in both sexes were 66.2% married and 33.8% single, respectively. There was no significant difference before intervention between two groups. However, after the intervention, there was a significant difference between the two groups (P=0.0001).DISCUSSION- The results of the present study showed that implementing sensitization care model had a positive effect on medication adherence among asthmatic patients. Therefore, application of this model is recommended to care and treatment asthmatic patients.

Date: 2016
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