Do Religiosity and Socio-demographic Factors Affect Adherence of Cancer Patients to Analgesics? An Egyptian Study | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 36, Issue 4, October 2018, Page 1-10 PDF (433.73 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejcm.2018.22991 | ||||
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| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Adherence of cancer patients to analgesics has not been adequately addressed although nearly half of them in early stages and up to 80 % in later stages may suffer from pain. Aim: to assess the adherence of cancer patients to analgesics as well as the effect of religiosity and some selected socio-demographic factors among cancer patients on coping with pain. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 92 cancer patients attending pain clinics of Mansoura University Hospital and Oncology Center, Egypt. An interview questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. Adherence and religious commitment rates were assessed using the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale and 10-item Religious Commitment Inventory. Results: The overall rates of analgesic adherence and religiosity among cancer patients were 67.4% and 64.1% respectively. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the most independent significant predictors of adherence to analgesics were high religious commitment (OR = 29.7), age ≤ 47 years (OR = 24.2), marriage (OR = 23.4), and cancer with metastasis (OR = 6.5). Conclusions: The study indicates significant factors relating to analgesic adherence, the religiosity was the dominating one and could be helpful to improve adherence among cancer patients particularly in countries with strong religious believes including Egypt. Additional studies to improve adherence to pain medications among those desperate group of patients are needed. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Cancer patients; Pain clinics; Analgesic adherence; Religiosity; Socio demographic characteristics | ||||
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