Prediktori straha od uzimanja lijekova

master's thesis

• Title (english): Šredictors of Pharmacophobia
• Author: Ana Petelinšek
• Mentor: Anita Lauri Korajlija (mentor)
• Committee member: Maša Tonković Grabovac (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Iva Černja (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Anita Lauri Korajlija (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-09-25, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology

Abstract

Sažetak Nedavna istraživanja procjenjuju da se izmeĊu 30 do 50% populacije ne pridržava propisane terapije, a jedan od razloga je farmakofobija koja ukljuĉuje strah od lijekova te izraženi negativni stav prema lijekovima općenito. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi prediktore straha od uzimanja lijekova, odnosno farmakofobije. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 700 sudionika pri ĉemu je 80.9% bilo ženskih sudionika, a raspon godina sudionika kreće se od 19 do 62 godine (M = 26.5, SD = 7.41). Instrument se sastoji od upitnika koji su procjenjivali: povijest zdravstvenih poteškoća, uĉestalost korištenja lijekova, stavove prema lijekovima, vjerovanja o lijekovima, emocionalno gaĊenje, sklonost alternativnim medicinskim navikama te sklonost vjerovanju teorijama zavjera. Isto tako, prikupljeni su i demografski podaci. Istraživanje se provodilo on-line Google Forms anketom postavljenom na društvene mreže te poslanom na studentske mailing grupe. Isto tako bilo je prisutno i direktno slanje potencijalnim sudionicima. Rezultati su se prikupljali dva tjedna. Od ukupnog broja sudionika, njih 20.3% za sebe je procijenilo da su farmakofobi, dok se ostalih 79.7% sudionika procijenilo farmakofilima. S obzirom na postavljen cilj istraživanja, dobiveni rezultati ukazuju da su prediktori farmakofobije sklonost vjerovanju u teorije zavjera pri ĉemu veća sklonost vjerovanju u zavjere predviĊa i do veće farmakofobije. Nadalje, preferencija krutih oblika lijekova i preferencija oblika lijekova koji su namijenjeni za unos kroz tjelesne šupljine pridonose u objašnjenju farmakofobije na naĉin da osobe nemaju izraženu preferenciju navedenih oblika lijekova. Prediktor koji najviše doprinosi u objašnjenju varijance je negativno vjerovanje o lijekovima što upućuje na to da se osoba s izraženim negativnim stavom prema lijekovima vjerojatno neće niti pridržavati pripisanih terapija od strane lijeĉnika.

Abstract (english)

Recent studies estimated that between 30 to 50% of the population does not adhere to the prescribed therapies, and one of the reasons is pharmacophobia. Pharmacophobia is a fear of medication and a negative attitude towards drugs in general. The aim of this study was to determine predictors of fear of taking medication, in other words pharmacophobia. 700 participants participated in the study participated, of which 80.9 % was female. The age of the participants ranged from 19 to 62 years (M = 26.5, SD = 7.41). The instrument consisted of several questionnaires that have been evaluating: history of health problems, frequency of medication usage, attitude towards drug, beliefs about medicine, emotional disgust, tendency to alternative medical habits and the likelihood of believing the conspiracy theories. Also, the demographic data was collected. The research was conducted through an online Google Forms survey which was set up on social networks and sent to student mailing groups. Likewise, the survey was also sent directly to potential participants. The results showed that out of the total number of participants, 20.3% estimated that they were pharmacophobic, and the other 79.7% of participants estimated themselves as pharmacophilies. Given to the goal of the study, obtained results suggest that one of the predictors of pharmacophobia is tendency of believing in conspiracy theories, where the higher inclination to believe in conspiracy theories is leading to greater pharmacophobia. Furthermore, the preference of solid drug forms and drugs that are intended for the usage through the body cavity, also contribute to the explanation of pharmacophobia in a way that pharmacophobic persons do not have preference toward said medication forms. The predictor who contributes the most in the explanation of pharmacophobia is a negative belief in drugs, suggesting that a person with expressed negative attitude to medication will probably not even adhere to the prescribed therapies by the doctors.

• Keywords: farmakofobija; strah od lijekova; zdravstveno ponašanje; lijekovi
• Keywords (english): pharmacophobia; fear of medication; health behaviour; medicines
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:814412
• Study programme: Title: Department of Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2018-09-25 08:13:35