The Needs and Barriers of Medication-Taking Self-Efficacy Among Poststroke Patients: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke is one of the top 10 leading diseases worldwide, with high mortality and morbidity rates. There is an incomplete understanding of the various types of self-efficacy involved in the prevention of recurrent stroke, and one of them is medication-taking self-efficacy.

Objective

This study aimed to explore the fundamental needs and barriers of medication-taking self-efficacy in poststroke patients in Malaysia.

Methods

We performed in-depth individual interviews with poststroke patients (N=10) from the Outpatient Neurology Clinic, Hospital Kuala Lumpur. All interviews were transcribed verbatim, and an inductive thematic analysis was performed on the data collected from the interviews.

Results

Two key themes were identified: (1) self-efficacy in taki

SUBMITTER: Appalasamy JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8279437 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature