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Journal of Asthma Volume 45, 2008 - Issue 1
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Do Asthma Medication Beliefs Mediate the Relationship Between Minority Status and Adherence to Therapy?

Tao T. Le University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, M.D., M.H.S.,
Andrew Bilderback Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, M.S.,
Bruce Bender National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
, Ph.D.,
Frederick S. Wamboldt National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
, M.D.,
Charles F. Turner City University of New York, Queens College and the Graduate Center, New York, New York, USA
, Ph.D.,
Cynthia S. Rand Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, Ph.D. &
Susan J. Bartlett Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, Ph.D. show all
Pages 33-37 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

Minority status has been associated with lower asthma medication adherence. We evaluated whether medication beliefs mediated this association. 86 adults with asthma on inhaled corticosteroid therapy completed surveys regarding selected beliefs about asthma medications. Medication adherence for 1 month was electronically measured. Mean daily adherence was lower in minority patients than in Caucasians (p <. 001). Multiple negative asthma medication beliefs were associated with lower adherence (p′s <. 05). Minorities had increased adjusted odds of having a high negative medication beliefs score. Finally, a bootstrapped estimate demonstrated a mediating effect by negative asthma beliefs on the minority status-adherence association (−.073 [95% CI: −.16, −.01]).

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