INVESTIGATION ON MOTIVATION AND COMPLIANCE OF ANDROLOGY PATIENTS

  • 1 January 1985
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 17  (2) , 194-199
Abstract
Randomized patients (150) from the andrology department of the University Hospital for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Graz, Austria were evaluated concerning their motivation, cooperation and compliance. To gain basic data from andrology patients and to analyze consequences after the 1st clinical examination were 2 of the purposes of this study. The compliance concerning suggested therapy and necessary control spermiograms was another subject of interest. By means of a questionnaire the wives of the patients were asked to evaluate how their husbands used the prescribed medication. Eight-three percent of the male patients showed a very regular intake of their oral long time treatment. Absolute nicotine carency as a basis for further treatment was accepted by 63% of smokers. Another problem concerned the communication of achieved pregnancies of the andrologist. The rate of communicated pregnancies rose from 10-16.7% when a questionnaire was sent to the patients. Patients who desire children show a higher degree of cooperation and complicance than usual.

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