Beliefs about GI medications and adherence to pharmacotherapy in functional GI disorder outpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pharmacotherapy is a mainstay in functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder (FGID) management, but little is known about patient attitudes toward medication regimens. Understanding patient concerns and adherence to pharmacotherapy is particularly important for off-label medication use (e.g., antidepressants) in FGID.

Methods

Consecutive tertiary GI outpatients completed the Beliefs About Medications questionnaire (BMQ). Subjects were categorized as FGID and structural GI disease (SGID) using clinician diagnoses and Rome criteria; GI-specific medications and doses were recorded, and adherence to medication regimens was determined by patient self-report. BMQ domains (overuse, harm, necessity, and concern) were compared between FGID and SGID, with an interest in how t

SUBMITTER: Cassell B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5051635 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature