title: Prediction of compliance with an over-the-counter acne medication.
abstract: As part of a larger study investigating treatment compliance with an over-the-counter acne medication, 28 undergraduates were administered the Health Belief Questionnaire (HBQ), the Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS), and a Self-Efficacy Scale (SES). Stepwise regression analyses were performed with these scales as the predictors and the following measures as criterion variables: compliance rate, change in acne severity, change in number of acne lesions, dropout, and satisfaction. Results indicate that the HBQ significantly predicted outcome on a number of measures and was a better predictor than self-consciousness or self-efficacy.
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010545:Peroxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010545:Peroxides; D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide