We studied the effect of drug consultation provided by pharmacists on the medication adherence of 1127 inpatients (433 females,694 males) using six objective assessment terms in three rank orders.The data were analyzed based on structural equation modeling (SEM) and 2 factors were determined.One factor was the patient’s“intention to comply with medication”,and the other was“intention to understand their therapy”.Application of the path model showed that“intention to comply with medication”strongly influenced several objective assessment terms in the setting of patients taking daily medication by themselves.
The“intention to understand their therapy”factor strongly influenced objective assessment terms for understanding the prescribed drug’s actions,knowledge of the relationship between the patient’s disease and drug therapy,and comprehension of the adverse effects of prescribed drugs.There was a moderate correlation between the patient’s interest in the prescribed drugs and the“intention to comply with medication”and“intention to understand their therapy”.
