Association between Belief in Taking Medication and Medication Adherence of Amoxycillin Drug among Nursing Students, Phrapokklao Nursing College

Abstract

       The descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to examine the association between belief in taking medication and drug adherence of amoxycillin drugs among nursing students, Phrapokklao Nursing College. Participants were 50 nursing students, in the academic year 2016, who received amoxycillin drugs from first aid room at Phrapokklao Nursing College. The research tools composed of belief in taking medication questionnaire and medication adherence rating scale (MARS). Descriptive statistic was used to analyze data, and point biserial correlation was used to detect association between belief in taking medication and medication adherence of amoxycillin drugs.

          The research found that half of participants had good and poor medication adherence. The necessity of belief in taking medication had an average score of 16.94 and 14.18 in concern of taking medication (total score 25). Necessity of belief in taking medication had medium positive and statistically significant with medication adherence (r_pb = .326, p < .05), whereas concern of taking medication had not associated with medication adherence. The good medication adherence participants had a higher score in the necessity of taking medication than a poor medication adherence group.

          Based on these findings, faculty of Phrapokklao Nursing College should create an activity to train about necessity knowledge of using the antibiotic drug in order to prevent medicine resistance