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Patient and physician beliefs about control over health: association of symmetrical beliefs with medication regimen adherence.

Christensen AJ, Howren MB, Hillis SL, Kaboli P, Carter BL, Cvengros JA, Wallston KA, Rosenthal GE. Patient and physician beliefs about control over health: association of symmetrical beliefs with medication regimen adherence. Journal of general internal medicine. 2010 May 1; 25(5):397-402.

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Abstract:

These data are the first to demonstrate the importance of attitudinal symmetry on an objective measure of medication adherence and suggest that a brief assessment of patient HLOC may be useful for tailoring the provider's approach in the clinical encounter or for matching patients to physicians with similar attitudes towards care.





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