ABSTRACT
This article describes a study conducted with two teenagers (P1 and P2) who were diagnosed with lupus and attended a rheumatology clinic. The aim was to investigate the effects of the use of a self-monitoring registry (RA) and a 24h recall (R24h) on the rate of Treatment Adherence Index (IAT) through semi-structured interviews. Participant P1 was submitted to a 24h-RA sequence whereas participant P2 to the reverse order. At baseline, both of them had IAT rates below or equal to 50%; after the intervention, they achieved rates above 71%, showing improvements in adherence. The control of behavior by rules and the importance of installing a set of reliable accounts of behavior of adherence to the treatment of lupus were discussed.
Keywords:
health psychology; lupus; treatment compliance; self-monitoring