Abstract
Background: Despite evidence-based recommendations, adherence with secondary prevention medications post-myocardial infarction (MI) remains low. Taking medication requires behaviour change, and using behavioural theories to identify what factors determine adherence could help to develop novel adherence interventions.Objective: Compare the utility of different behaviour theory-based approaches for identifying modifiable determinants of medication adherence post-MI that could be targeted by interventions.Methods: Two studies were conducted with patients 0–2, 3–12, 13–24 or 25–36 weeks post-MI. Study 1: 24 patients were interviewed about barriers and facilitators to medication adherence. Interviews were conducted and coded using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Study 2: 201 patients answered a telephone questionnaire assessing Health Action Process Approach constructs to predict intention and medication adherence (MMAS-8).Results: Study 1: domains identified: Beliefs about Consequences, Memory/Attention/Decision Processes, Behavioural Regulation, Social Influences and Social Identity. Study 2: 64, 59, 42 and 58% reported high adherence at 0–2, 3–12, 13–24 and 25–36 weeks. Social Support and Action Planning predicted adherence at all time points, though the relationship between Action Planning and adherence decreased over time.Conclusions: Using two behaviour theory-based approaches provided complimentary findings and identified modifiable factors that could be targeted to help translate Intention into action to improve medication adherence post-MI.
Highlights
Despite evidence-based recommendations, adherence with secondary prevention medications post-myocardial infarction (MI) remains low
We aimed to (a) identify modifiable determinants of medication adherence post-MI using two behaviour change theory-based approaches, (b) investigate whether determinants of adherence differ depending on time since the MI, and (c) to triangulate findings between the two theoretical approaches to inform intervention development
We investigated the bivariate correlations between measured variables and ran multivariate linear regressions to test for predictors of Intention and medication adherence behaviour (MMAS-8 scores)
Summary
Despite evidence-based recommendations, adherence with secondary prevention medications post-myocardial infarction (MI) remains low. Taking medication requires behaviour change, and using behavioural theories to identify what factors determine adherence could help to develop novel adherence interventions. Objective: Compare the utility of different behaviour theory-based approaches for identifying modifiable determinants of medication adherence post-MI that could be targeted by interventions. Methods: Two studies were conducted with patients 0–2, 3–12, 13–24 or 25–36 weeks post-MI. Study 1: 24 patients were interviewed about barriers and facilitators to medication adherence. Study 2: 201 patients answered a telephone questionnaire assessing Health Action Process Approach constructs to predict intention and medication adherence (MMAS-8). Conclusions: Using two behaviour theory-based approaches provided complimentary findings and identified modifiable factors that could be targeted to help translate Intention into action to improve medication adherence post-MI
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