Medication self-management in predominantly African American and Caribbean American people with epilepsy: The role of medication beliefs and epilepsy knowledge

CONCLUSIONS: In these PWE, the most prevalent reasons for suboptimal medication self-management were behaviorally mediated and potentially modifiable. Negative medication beliefs and misconceptions about epilepsy and its treatment were common. Results further suggest that interventions addressing negative medication beliefs will be more effective than knowledge-based psychoeducation alone to improve medication self-management in this patient population.PMID:37544193 | DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109313

Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - August 6, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Cara L Crook Seth A Margolis Allyson Goldstein Jennifer D Davis Jeffrey S Gonzalez Arthur C Grant Luba Nakhutina Source Type: research