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Abstract
Background: Treatment burden is a significant barrier to patient adherence that may lead to deterioration of health.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to understand the treatment burden of Chinese patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and its associations with demographic, capacity, and workload-related factors.
Methods: We conducted an observational cross-sectional study. We recruited 396 patients with CHD in a tertiary hospital in Shandong Province, China. Self-report questionnaires were used to measure patients' sociodemographic information, clinical information, treatment burden, health literacy, illness perception, and chronic illness resources. Descriptive statistics and t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis were used for data analysis.
Results: A total of 396 participants were included, of whom 273 were male (68.9 %) and 123 were female (31.1 %). The mean age of the participants was 63.10 ± 9.75. The predictors for treatment burden included smoking, taking ≥ 6 kinds of medications/day, health literacy, illness perception, and chronic illness resources, which explained 50.9 % of the variance (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Our findings indicate an association between treatment burden and factors such as smoking, taking ≥ 6 kinds of medications/day, health literacy, illness perception, and chronic illness resource survey. Healthcare staff should develop targeted interventions based on relevant factors and optimize treatment strategies to improve patient adherence.
期刊介绍:
Heart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care, the official publication of The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses, presents original, peer-reviewed articles on techniques, advances, investigations, and observations related to the care of patients with acute and critical illness and patients with chronic cardiac or pulmonary disorders.
The Journal''s acute care articles focus on the care of hospitalized patients, including those in the critical and acute care settings. Because most patients who are hospitalized in acute and critical care settings have chronic conditions, we are also interested in the chronically critically ill, the care of patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disorders, their rehabilitation, and disease prevention. The Journal''s heart failure articles focus on all aspects of the care of patients with this condition. Manuscripts that are relevant to populations across the human lifespan are welcome.