%0 Journal Article
%T A pragmatic behavior-based habit index for adherence to nebulized treatments among adults with cystic fibrosis
%A Benjamin Gardner
%A Martin J Wildman
%A Michael J Campbell
%A Stephen J Walters
%A Zhe Hui Hoo
%J Archive of "Patient preference and adherence".
%D 2019
%R 10.2147/PPA.S186417
%X Habit, a psychological process that automatically generates urges to perform a behavior in associated settings, is potentially an important determinant of medication adherence. Habit is challenging to measure because, as a psychological construct, it cannot be directly observed. We describe a method of using routinely available objective adherence data from electronic data capture (EDC) to generate a behavior-based index of adherence habit and demonstrate how this index can be applied
%K cystic fibrosis
%K medication adherence
%K nebulizers and vaporizers
%K habits
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6388736/