RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Role of habit in treatment adherence among adults with cystic fibrosis
JF Thorax
JO Thorax
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
SP thoraxjnl-2017-211453
DO 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211453
A1 Zhe Hui Hoo
A1 Benjamin Gardner
A1 Madelynne A Arden
A1 Simon Waterhouse
A1 Stephen J Walters
A1 Michael J Campbell
A1 Daniel Hind
A1 Chin Maguire
A1 Jane Dewar
A1 Martin J Wildman
YR 2018
UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2018/06/09/thoraxjnl-2017-211453.abstract
AB Among adults with cystic fibrosis (CF), medication adherence is low and reasons for low adherence are poorly understood. Our previous exploratory study showed that stronger ‘habit’ (ie, automatically experiencing an urge to use a nebuliser) was associated with higher nebuliser adherence. We performed a secondary analysis of pilot trial data (n=61) to replicate the earlier study and determine whether habit–adherence association exists in other cohorts of adults with CF. In this study, high adherers also reported stronger habit compared with low adherers. Habit may be a promising target for self-management interventions.Trial registration number ACtiF pilot, ISRCTN13076797.