title: Enablers and barriers affecting medication-taking behaviour in aging men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the enablers and barriers affecting medication-taking behaviour in aging men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 40 patients attending the urology outpatient clinic in Melbourne in 2012 were screened. Patients who successfully met the inclusion criteria were interviewed using a structured interview schedule. Information regarding the patient's medication, demographic data and presence of co-morbidities was collected. Content analysis was compared with patient demographic and medical data, contributing to the analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Problems with medication-taking were reported in 58% of patients. All patients without co-morbidities reported issues regarding their medications, whereas only 27% of patients with co-morbidities reported concerns regarding their medications. Statistical analysis revealed that patients without co-morbidities were significantly more likely (p = 0.002) to have complaints with their medications compared to those with co-morbidities. Furthermore, patients with co-morbidities who required help of caregivers to assist with their medication-taking were significantly less likely (p = 0.05) to have complaints with their medications compared to patients who self-managed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Older patients with caregivers who assisted managing their medication-taking had better adherence. Those receiving aid from their caregivers were significantly less likely to have complaints regarding their medications as opposed to those not requiring a caregiver. This highlights the importance of having support for medication-taking in patients with co-morbidities to assist with better adherence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Australia. skusljic@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Snezana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kusljic
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manias
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D017028:Caregivers; D003144:Communication Barriers; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012648:Self Care; D014739:Victoria; D016903:Drug Monitoring