Treatment adherence and compliance Book Section

  


Author: Manne, S. L.
Editors: Ammerman, R. T.; Campo, J. V.
Article/Chapter Title: Treatment adherence and compliance
Abstract: Reviews research issues related to adherence to pediatric (children and adolescents) medical regimens, focusing mainly on juvenile-onset diabetes, asthma, and other regimens. Adherence is defined then 2 common methods used to measure treatment adherence are discussed: assessing the performance of disease management behaviors and measuring health status outcomes. Multiple psychological, demographic, and medical factors have been examined for their relation to treatment adherence. These are discussed and can be grouped into the following categories: regimen and illness characteristics, demographic characteristics, psychological correlates, health belief model, behavioral contingencies, and physician and patient/physician relationship characteristics. Interventions to improve compliance are discussed within the following disease regimens: diabetes, asthma, hemophilia, hemodialysis and other disease regimens, and short-term regimens and common pediatric adherence problems. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: description & measurement of & psychosocial factors related to & interventions to improve treatment compliance; children & adolescents with diabetes or asthma or other physical disorders
Book Title: Handbook of Pediatric Psychology and Psychiatry
Volume: 2
ISBN: 9780205165605
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon  
Publication Place: Boston, MA
Date Published: 1998-01-01
Start Page: 103
End Page: 132
Language: English
ACCESSION: 1998-07011-005
PROVIDER: Ovid Technologies
PROVIDER: psycinfo
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Notes: Ammerman, Robert T [Ed ; Campo, John V [Ed -- xvii, 398 -- Source: PsycINFO