Medication adherence: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus.

This study highlights various medication-taking motivators and deterrents. Interdependent relationships between motivators and deterrents determine medication-taking behaviours. Findings from this multi-ethnic group of individuals of various ages and religious faith across the disease trajectory provide a deep insight into adolescents' experiences of medication adherence. This can contribute to the development of unique interventions for such individuals. Key points • Adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus struggle with conforming to cocktails of medications. • A variety of factors either facilitate or impede their decisions to adhere to medication regimes. • Results suggest that tackling medication adherence among adolescents requires a multi-pronged approach from individual, familial and medical perspectives.