The influence of staff-patient interactions on adherence behaviours.
The research assessed the influence of staff-patient interactions on adherence to a dietary regimen in dialysis patients. A random sample of 147 subjects provided data on clinical, psychosocial, and demographic measures. Results indicated that staff-patient interactions determine and predict adherence behaviours. However, the lack of association between the laboratory data and either individual adherence behaviours or staff-patient interactions raised questions about the validity of these proxy measures of adherence. To better understand the nature of these determinant variables of adherence, more extensive research is suggested.
Zrinyi
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Nursing and Health at the Institute for Continuing Education of Health Professionals in Budapest, Hungary. zrinyi_m@freemail.hu
D000328:Adult; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors