Relation between demographic characteristics and adaptation with adherence to treatment in adolescents with epilepsy: based on Roy adaptation model

As one of the chronic diseases, epilepsy can affect children's self-steam and life satisfaction by lowering self-steam, that leads to social isolation, reduced self-efficacy and finally affects their adaptation to the disease. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between demographic characteristics (individual and clinical) and adaptation (based on ROY adaptation model) with adherence to treatment in adolescents with epilepsy.

In this descriptive-analytical study, 111 adolescents aged 10-20 years with epilepsy referred to the Isfahan Epilepsy Association were studied based on inclusion criteria. Demographic characteristics, Roy adaptation and adherence to treatment questionnaire were use to collected data.

The results showed that except the age of participants (p=0.038), the overall score of treatment adherence was not significantly associated with none of the demographic and clinical characteristics items of the participants (p>0.05). Also, there was a significant direct correlation between the overall score of treatment adherence and the overall score of adaptation which means that increasing overall score of treatment adherence leads to increasing in the overall score of adaptation(R=0.197، P=0.019). Also the overall score of treatment adherence had a direct and meaningful correlation with the score of adaptation aspects.

regarding the mentioned results, interventions which increase adolescents’ adaptation with their disease can promote their adherence.