TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of patient adherence on health outcomes for patients with chronic disease in the medical outcomes study
AU - Hays, Ron D.
AU - Kravitz, Richard L
AU - Mazel, Rebecca M.
AU - Sherbourne, Cathy Donald
AU - DiMatteo, M. Robin
AU - Rogers, William H.
AU - Greenfield, Sheldon
PY - 1994/8
Y1 - 1994/8
N2 - The association between adherence to medical recommendations and health outcomes (physical, role, and social functioning, energy/fatigue, pain, emotional well-being, general health perceptions, diastolic blood pressure, and glycohemoglobin) was examined in a 4-year longitudinal, observational study of 2125 adult patients with chronic medical conditions (hypertension, diabetes, recent myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure) and/or depression. Change score models were evaluated, controlling for disease and comorbidity. Patient adherence was associated minimally with improvement in health outcomes in this study. Only 11 of 132 comparisons showed statistically significant positive effects of adherence on health outcomes. We conclude that
AB - The association between adherence to medical recommendations and health outcomes (physical, role, and social functioning, energy/fatigue, pain, emotional well-being, general health perceptions, diastolic blood pressure, and glycohemoglobin) was examined in a 4-year longitudinal, observational study of 2125 adult patients with chronic medical conditions (hypertension, diabetes, recent myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure) and/or depression. Change score models were evaluated, controlling for disease and comorbidity. Patient adherence was associated minimally with improvement in health outcomes in this study. Only 11 of 132 comparisons showed statistically significant positive effects of adherence on health outcomes. We conclude that
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U2 - 10.1007/BF01858007
DO - 10.1007/BF01858007
M3 - Article
C2 - 7966257
AN - SCOPUS:0027965376
VL - 17
SP - 347
EP - 360
JO - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
SN - 0160-7715
IS - 4
ER -