Abstract
Nonadherence to complex medication regimens is a common problem among adolescents with chronic medical conditions. It may be the result of multiple factors, including pill-swallowing difficulties, lack of independent coping skills, lack of developmentally appropriate parental oversight, negative mood, and insufficient motivation to take medication. This case study demonstrates the use of a combination of cognitive- behavioral interventions to teach pill swallowing and improve medication adherence in an adolescent with mixed connective tissue and renal diseases and self-reported negative mood. Provision of this treatment package coincided with improvement in pill swallowing, increased adherence, and independence with a complex medication regimen, in addition to improvements in self-reported mood.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 227-234 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adolescence
- Behavior therapy
- Medication adherence
- Pill swallowing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Applied Psychology