Exploring beliefs about heart failure treatment in adherent and nonadherent patients: use of the repertory grid technique

This study utilised the repertory grid technique to elicit individuals' beliefs about their heart failure treatment and to investigate whether generated constructs were different between adherent and nonadherent patients. Methods: 92 patients with heart failure were interviewed using a structured questionnaire that applied the repertory grid technique.  Patients were asked to compare and contrast their medicines and self-care activities for their heart failure.  This led to the generation of individual constructs (perceptions towards medicines), and from these, beliefs were elicited about their heart failure treatment, resulting in the generation of a repertory grid.  Adherence was measured using the Medication ...
Source: NeLM - Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Source Type: news