Treatment Adherence And Influencing Factors in Children With Helicobacter Pylori Infection During Eradication Therapy

Using the Medication Adherence Questionnaire to assess the level of medication adherence in pediatric patients. The questionnaire primarily includes four aspects: adherence to timing, dosage, frequency, and persistence in taking medication. Each aspect consists of four options: (1) Impossible to do; (2) Occasionally possible to do; (3) Basically possible to do; (4) Completely possible to do. Using a scoring method, each option is assigned a score of 1, 2, 3, or 4, respectively, with a score range of 4 to 16 points. Complete adherence is scored as 16 points, basic adherence as 13 to 15 points, minimal adherence as 5 to 12 points, and difficulty as 4 points.

Medication literacy questionnaire was used to investigate the drug literacy level of children. The questionnaire consisted of 9 items, covering the drug name, dosage and adverse reactions of discharged patients. The 2-point system was used to score points (1 for correct answers and 0 for wrong answers), and the total score of the items was 9 points. Those who scored 0-2 points were considered to have poor drug literacy level, those who scored 3-5 points were considered to have medium drug literacy level, and those who scored 6-7 points were considered to have excellent drug literacy level.

The Medication Beliefs Specific Questionnaire is used to assess the medication belief levels of pediatric patients and their caregivers. The questionnaire comprises two dimensions: medication necessity and medication concerns, totaling 10 items. Responses are rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Scores for medication necessity and medication concerns dimensions range from 5 to 25 points. Medication belief is calculated as the difference between scores for medication necessity and medication concerns (-20 to 20). Belief levels are categorized as low if the total score is less than 0, moderate if the total score is 0, and high if the total score is greater than 0.

The Medication Support Questionnaire assesses caregiver medication support behaviors. The questionnaire consists of 6 items, with each item offering 4 options: ① Impossible to do; ② Occasionally possible to do; ③ Basically possible to do; ④ Completely possible to do. Using a scoring method, each option is assigned a score of 1 to 4 points sequentially. The score range is from 6 to 24 points, with higher scores indicating better caregiver medication support. A score greater than 21 points indicates good caregiver medication support, while a score of 20 or less indicates poor caregiver medication support.

Using the Helicobacter pylori Knowledge Questionnaire to investigate the caregivers' level of knowledge about Helicobacter pylori.