Do young people's illness beliefs affect healthcare? A systematic review.
A successful patient-centered approach in clinical practice implies an understanding of patients' experiences of illness, and therefore of their illness beliefs. This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on young people's common illness beliefs in contemporary Western societies and the extent to which these beliefs have been shown to affect healthcare.
Haller
Dagmar M
DM
Department of Community and Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. dagmar.haller-hester@hcuge.ch
Sanci
Lena A
LA
Sawyer
Susan M
SM
Patton
George
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000295:Adolescent Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent