The application of the COM-B model on treatment adherence in asthma.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The use of the COM-B questionnaire to determine the psychological and behavioural barriers to adherence in patients with asthma.
IRAS ID
300735
Contact name
Dr Alice Mortlock
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 11 months, 30 days
Research summary
Asthma is a common lung condition that cannot be cured, although usually it can be effectively controlled with available treatments. Yet, it is well recognised that 70% of patients are non-adherent to their asthma treatment.
Personalizing treatment by offering the most relevant interventions based on the patient's psychological/behavioral needs results in great success. However, health care providers, have limited available resources to deliver a patient-centered approach to their psychological/behavioural needs, resulting in a current one-size-fits-all strategy due to the non-feasible nature of existing surveys.
The solution would be to provide health care professionals with a clinically feasible questionnaire that identifies the patients personal psychological/behavioural factors to adherence.
REC name
London - Bloomsbury Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/PR/1684
Date of REC Opinion
17 Jan 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion