The Relationship Between Income and the Ability to Follow the Prescribed Medication Plan in Elderly Persons with Heart Failure

Author

Lori Houghton-Rahrig, Grand Valley State University

Date Approved

2001

Graduate Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Nursing (M.S.N.)

Degree Program

College of Nursing

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between income, and obtaining and taking of medications as prescribed. The conceptual framework used for this study was Madeleine Leininger's cultural care diversity and universality theory. This secondary analysis used the initial data from the primary study. “ Home Care Outcomes for Heart Failure: A Test of Two Nursing Approaches" (Kline, 1999). A convenience sample of 70 home care clients with heart failure were interviewed using a Likert scale format. A non-parametric correlation using Spearman’s rho depicted a weak relationship between annual income and taking the medication as prescribed, and no relationship between annual income and obtaining the medication as prescribed. The hypothesis that there is a positive correlation between income and the ability to follow the medication plan as prescribed, was not supported.

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ScholarWorks Citation

Houghton-Rahrig, Lori, "The Relationship Between Income and the Ability to Follow the Prescribed Medication Plan in Elderly Persons with Heart Failure" (2001). Masters Theses. 589.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/589