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Executive functioning, caregiver monitoring, and medication adherence over time in adolescents with chronic kidney disease.

Cyd K EatonKara Mc Rae DuraccioMichelle N EakinTammy M BradyCozumel S PruetteThomas EckmannSusan R MendleyShamir TuchmanBarbara A FivushKristin A Riekert
Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2020)
Given that adolescents' executive functioning was not associated with antihypertensive medication adherence or changes in adherence over time, adherence to daily pill-form medications may involve less cognitive effort than more complex medical regimens. Higher levels of caregiver monitoring were unexpectedly associated with lower adherence levels. This unanticipated finding may reflect increased caregiver monitoring efforts when faced with adolescents' medication nonadherence, but this finding warrants further investigation. Adolescents with CKD who are nonadherent may benefit from medication adherence-promoting strategies beyond increasing caregiver monitoring. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • physical activity
  • chronic kidney disease
  • healthcare
  • end stage renal disease
  • blood pressure
  • emergency department
  • type diabetes
  • adverse drug
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance