Mediating effects of self-perceived burden between family care degree and medication compliance in elderly with chronic diseases at home
ZENG Yuting
LI Hongyu
ZHANG Jian
ZHAO Rui
Abstract：Objective:To explore the influence of family care degree on medication compliance of the elderly with chronic diseases at home,and explore the mediating role of self-perceived burden between family care degree and medication compliance,so as to provide theoretical basis for intervention of medication compliance of the elderly.Methods:A total of 398 elderly people aged 60 and above were investigated by general information questionnaire,Family APGAR Index,Self-Perceived Burden Scale and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale(MMAS-8).Results:The family care degree of the elderly with chronic diseases at home was positively correlated with their medication compliance(r=0.488,P<0.05).Self-perceived burden was negatively correlated with medication compliance(r=-0.587,P<0.05).The family care degree was negatively correlated with self-perceived burden(r=-0.454,P<0.05).Self-perceived burden had a partial mediating effect between medication compliance and family care degree(P<0.05).Conclusions:Self-perceived burden has a partial mediating effect between medication compliance and family care degree.By reducing the self-perceived burden of the elderly,bad emotions such as anxiety and self-blame caused by illness can be alleviated,which is conducive to improving medication compliance.
Keywords：homechronic diseasesthe elderlyfamily careself-perceived burdenmedication compliance
Publication Date：2024-03-31
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 1002-1006 )