Abstract
The influence of physicians' attributes and practice style on patients' adherence to treatment was examined in a 2-year longitudinal study of 186 physicians and their diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease patients. A physician-level analysis was conducted, controlling for baseline patient adherence rates and for patient characteristics predictive of adherence in previous analyses. General adherence and adherence to medication, exercise, and diet recommendations were examined. Baseline adherence rates were associated with adherence rates 2 years later. Other predictors were physician job satisfaction (general adherence), number of patients seen per week (medication), scheduling a follow-up appointment (medication), tendency to answer patients' questions (exercise), number of tests ordered (diet), seriousness of illness (diet), physician specialty (medication, diet), and patient health distress (medication, exercise).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 93-102 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Health Psychology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Mar 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- chronic-disease patients
- patient adherence
- physician characteristics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Psychology(all)
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Physicians' Characteristics Influence Patients' Adherence to Medical Treatment : Results From the Medical Outcomes Study. / DiMatteo, M. Robin; Sherbourne, Cathy Donald; Hays, Ron D.; Ordway, Lynn; Kravitz, Richard L; McGlynn, Elizabeth A.; Kaplan, Sherrie; Rogers, William H.
In: Health Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 2, 03.1993, p. 93-102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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