Time Effects of Supportive Interaction and Facilitator Input Variety on Treatment Adherence of Young People with Chronic Health Conditions: A Dynamic Mechanism in Mutual Aid Groups
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Supportive Interaction, Facilitator Input Variety, and Treatment Adherence
1.2. Time Effects of Supportive Interaction and Facilitator Input Variety
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Procedure
2.2. Participants
2.3. Measurement
2.4. Controlling for Background Factors
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | % | |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Female | 55.1 | |
Male | 44.9 | |
Monthly family income | ||
HK$4999 (US$644) or below | 7.7 | |
HK$5000–9999 (US$645–1289) | 6.7 | |
HK$10,000–19,999 (US$1290–2580) | 13.4 | |
HK$20,000–29,999 (US$2581–3870) | 22.2 | |
HK$30,000–39,999 (US$3871–5160) | 25.9 | |
HK$40,000–49,999 (US$5161–6450) | 12.3 | |
HK$50,000 (US$6451) or above | 11.8 | |
Educational level | ||
Primary (grade 6) or below | 3.5 | |
Secondary (grades 7–12) | 40.9 | |
Higher diploma or associate degree | 14.7 | |
Bachelor’s degree | 37.0 | |
Master’s degree or above | 3.9 | |
Illness category | ||
Asthma | 5.0 | |
Heart disease | 3.1 | |
Diabetes | 5.5 | |
Rheumatic diseases | 17.5 | |
Neurological diseases | 10.7 | |
Hematologic diseases | 6.5 | |
Cancer | 5.2 | |
Rare diseases | 4.7 | |
Eczema | 18.8 | |
Mental illnesses | 23.0 | |
Characteristic | Mean | SD |
Age (years) | 30.2 | 7.7 |
Number of professional facilitators (persons) | 1.6 | 2.0 |
Number of nonprofessional facilitators (persons) | 0.9 | 1.9 |
Variables | Scoring | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|
Treatment adherence (follow-up) | 0–100 | 72.5 | 22.8 |
Supportive interaction (follow-up) | 0–100 | 36.7 | 35.4 |
Facilitator input variety (follow-up) | 0–100 | 12.6 | 18.9 |
Treatment adherence (baseline) | 0–100 | 70.9 | 23.0 |
Supportive interaction (baseline) | 0–100 | 34.4 | 35.0 |
Facilitator input variety (baseline) | 0–100 | 11.8 | 18.6 |
Predictors | Treatment Adherence (Follow-up) |
---|---|
Treatment adherence (baseline) | 0.577 *** |
Supportive interaction (baseline) | 0.156 ** |
Facilitator input variety (baseline) | 0.098 * |
Female | 0.019 |
Age | −0.037 |
Education | −0.006 |
Monthly family income | 0.003 |
Mental illnesses | −0.022 |
Number of professional facilitators | −0.029 |
Number of nonprofessional facilitators | −0.035 |
R2 | 0.470 |
Predictors | Treatment Adherence (Follow-up) | Supportive Interaction (Follow-up) | Facilitator Input Variety (Follow-up) |
---|---|---|---|
Supportive interaction (follow-up) | −0.011 | ||
Facilitator input variety (follow-up) | 0.036 | ||
Treatment adherence (baseline) | 0.578 *** | 0.088 * | −0.009 |
Supportive interaction (baseline) | 0.155 + | 0.651 *** | 0.221 *** |
Facilitator input variety (baseline) | 0.082 | 0.142 *** | 0.490 *** |
Female | 0.024 | 0.011 | −0.115 ** |
Age | −0.039 | −0.038 | 0.031 |
Education | −0.011 | 0.042 | 0.162 *** |
Monthly family income | 0.005 | −0.008 | −0.066 |
Mental illnesses | −0.027 | −0.037 | 0.118 ** |
Number of professional facilitators | −0.032 | 0.088 | 0.101 |
Number of nonprofessional facilitators | −0.039 | −0.005 | 0.105 *** |
R2 | 0.471 | 0.635 | 0.527 |
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Ngai, S.S.-Y.; Cheung, C.-K.; Ng, Y.-H.; Shang, L.; Tang, H.-Y.; Ngai, H.-L.; Wong, K.H.-C. Time Effects of Supportive Interaction and Facilitator Input Variety on Treatment Adherence of Young People with Chronic Health Conditions: A Dynamic Mechanism in Mutual Aid Groups. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3061. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063061
Ngai SS-Y, Cheung C-K, Ng Y-H, Shang L, Tang H-Y, Ngai H-L, Wong KH-C. Time Effects of Supportive Interaction and Facilitator Input Variety on Treatment Adherence of Young People with Chronic Health Conditions: A Dynamic Mechanism in Mutual Aid Groups. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(6):3061. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063061
Chicago/Turabian StyleNgai, Steven Sek-Yum, Chau-Kiu Cheung, Yuen-Hang Ng, Liang Shang, Hon-Yin Tang, Hiu-Lam Ngai, and Kenix Hok-Ching Wong. 2021. "Time Effects of Supportive Interaction and Facilitator Input Variety on Treatment Adherence of Young People with Chronic Health Conditions: A Dynamic Mechanism in Mutual Aid Groups" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6: 3061. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063061