Adherence to antiepileptic drugs and beliefs about medication among predominantly ethnic minority patients with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 584-586

  Nakhutina, Luba ^a   Gonzalez, Jeffrey S ^b,c   Margolis, Seth A ^b   Spada, Ashley ^a,d   Grant, Arthur ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs about medicines; Epilepsy; Health disparities; Medication adherence

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CULTURE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 80055016252     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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