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Shared Responsibility For Medication Use : An Experiment, Marjorie Tessner
Shared Responsibility For Medication Use : An Experiment, Marjorie Tessner
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Medication adherence is an important part of effective therapy for gastrointestinal disease. Theory has suggested that the more involved the individual is in their care the more adherent they will be to their medication regime. However, such management is often complicated by patient psychological factors, health beliefs, self-efficacy, and lack of knowledge about medication.
In this experimental study of the impact of shared responsibility for medication use: an experiment, 60 patients from four ethnic groups were randomly assigned to three groups of 20 each: 1) routine discharge medication group, 2) formal education group, and 3) self medication and shared responsibility …
Characteristics Of Habitual Dysfunctional Behaviors, Carole Ryan Serena
Characteristics Of Habitual Dysfunctional Behaviors, Carole Ryan Serena
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The suggestion that habitual dysfunctional behavior disorders (HDBs) have a common underlying cluster of addictive characteristics and dynamics is new. A broad research base which would support this theory has not kept current with clinical In order successes. In order to address the need for relevant research, an anonymous cross sectional study was designed to identify, describe and compare variables associated with 15 habitual dysfunctional behaviors (HDBs) in a sample (N =176) from a broad spectrum of socioeconomic groups.
People reporting two different HDBs (alcohol and food-related behaviors) were compared to those not reporting any HDBs on levels of four …