ENHANCING COMMITMENT IMPROVES ADHERENCE TO A MEDICAL REGIMEN

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作者
PUTNAM, DE
FINNEY, JW
BARKLEY, PL
BONNER, MJ
机构
[1] VIRGINIA POLYTECH INST & STATE UNIV,DEPT PSYCHOL,BLACKSBURG,VA 24061
[2] VIRGINIA TECH,STUDENT HLTH SERV,BLACKSBURG,VA
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10.1037/0022-006X.62.1.191
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B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
摘要
A commitment-based intervention was evaluated for improvement of adherence to a 10-day antibiotic regimen. Experimental Ss made verbal and written commitments for adherence and completed tasks designed to increase their investment in a medication regimen. Control Ss performed similarly structured tasks unrelated to the medical regimen. Adherence, measured by unannounced pill counts, was significantly higher for experimental subjects than for control Ss. Self-reported adherence was significantly correlated with posttest self-efficacy but not with pretest self-efficacy. Adherence to a medical regimen may be improved by strategies conceptually based on the investment model of commitment, which provides a useful framework for further study of adherence.
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