PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Zhe Hui Hoo
AU  - Benjamin Gardner
AU  - Madelynne A Arden
AU  - Simon Waterhouse
AU  - Stephen J Walters
AU  - Michael J Campbell
AU  - Daniel Hind
AU  - Chin Maguire
AU  - Jane Dewar
AU  - Martin J Wildman
TI  - Role of habit in treatment adherence among adults with cystic fibrosis
AID  - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211453
DP  - 2019 Feb 01
TA  - Thorax
PG  - 197--199
VI  - 74
IP  - 2
4099  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/74/2/197.short
4100  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/74/2/197.full
SO  - Thorax2019 Feb 01; 74
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.