Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

The Relationship between Illness Perception, Personality Variables, and Adherence among the Patients with Myocardial Infarction

Document Type : Original Article (s)

Authors
Reza Bagherian-Sararoudi 1
Gholamhossein Ahmadzadeh 2
Mahsa Bahraminejad 3
1 Associate Professor, Department of Health Psychology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 General Practitioner, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
10.22122/jims.v37i560.12815
Abstract
Background: Previous studies has proved that psychological factors could affect treatment adherence, in spite of this, the role of illness perception in treatment adherence is unclear. Current study was conducted in order to investigate the relations between personality characters and treatment adherence and also the role of the illness perception as mediating factor between these two.Methods: In this cross-sectional correlation study, 87 in-patients with acute myocardial infarction, who was admitted to cardiology wards in hospitals in Isfahan City, Iran, were enrolled into this study using consecutive selection method. Questionnaire of demographics information and brief-illness perception, NEO five-factor inventory and general and specific treatment adherence were completed for the study group, and was analyzed using path analysis.Findings: Analysis of data path showed a significant relation between conscientiousness (r = 0.263), neuroticism (r = -0.214), extraversion (r = 0.245), and openness to experience (r = 0.167) with general treatment adherence, as well as the extraversion (r = 0.309) with specific treatment adherence. Moreover, with considering the mediating role of illness perception, it showed that extraversion had strong and meaningful relation with general (r = 0.154) and specific (r = 0.139) treatment adherence.Conclusion: It seems that illness perception as mediating factor could affect the relation of personality characters and treatment adherence in patients with acute myocardial infarction. So in psychological interventions, a special attention should be given to strengthen and reform of illness perception that could improve compliance among the patients.
Keywords
Adherence
Personality
Illness Perception
Myocardial Infarction
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 37, Issue 560 - Serial Number 560
November and December 2020
Pages 1454-1461

  • Receive Date 02 March 2020
  • Accept Date 06 April 2022