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The effect of loneliness and perceived social support on medication adherence self-efficacy in hypertensive patients: An example of TurkeyHacihasanoglu Asilar, RabiaYildirim, ArzuSaglam, RabiaDemirturk Selcuk, EzgiErduran, YelizSarihan, OzlemAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHypertensionInterviews as TopicLonelinessMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedSelf EfficacySocial SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesTurkeyadultarticlecontrolled studycross-sectional studyfamily healthhealth centerhumanhypertensive patientinterviewmedication compliancemulticenter studyquestionnaireself conceptTurkey (republic)UCLA Loneliness ScalepsychologyThis study was conducted to investigate the effect of loneliness and perceived social support on medication adherence self-efficacy in hypertensive patients. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between March and June 2015 at 5 Family Health Centers in central Erzincan in eastern Turkey. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a descriptive questionnaire, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form. The mean score obtained from the UCLA Loneliness Scale was 38.35 ± 9.85, from the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support 64.10 ± 18.31, and from the Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale 40.27 ± 11.97. The mean UCLA Loneliness Scale score was found to have a low negative correlation with the mean Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale score and a highly significant negative correlation with the mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support score (P <.001). There was also a very low positive significant correlation between the mean scores of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale (P <.001). This study revealed that individuals with hypertension perceived a moderate level of loneliness, and their perceived social support and medication adherence self-efficacy were higher than the moderate level. Perceived loneliness and perceived social support were significant indicators of perceived medication adherence self-efficacy. Therefore, effective consultancy services should be provided to hypertensive patients to increase their social support and to make positive changes in their perceived loneliness so that their perceived medication adherence self-efficacy can be improved. © 2020 Society for Vascular NursingMosby Inc.2020Articlehttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/13094https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvn.2020.07.0031062-0303enJournal of Vascular Nursinginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/tr/items/ebyu/13094