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Contingency contracting to enhance patient compliance: A review
(Elsevier, 1984)
Researchers and practitioners have expressed considerable interest in contingency contracting as a promising intervention strategy for enlisting patient cooperation, particularly with regard to long-term treatment regimens. ...
Evaluation of a medication refill reminder system for a community pharmacy
(Elsevier, 1985-06)
The problem of maintaining compliance in patients taking chronic medications is well established. One recommended approach to reducing this problem is to develop a system which identifies non-compliers in order that ...
Self-management of the health care regimen: a comparison of nurses' and cardiac patients' perceptions
(Elsevier, 1994-06)
This study compared perceptions of 129 elderly cardiac patients regarding their health status and self-management skills with corresponding assessments by outpatient nursing staff members. Nurse-patient perceptions were ...
Improving patient and provider communication: A synthesis and review of communication interventions
(Elsevier, 1991-04)
Results of 40 experimental trials designed to enhance communication skills of patients or health-care providers are summarized. Calculation of effect sizes (ES) offered a method for comparing the impact of these interventions ...
The doctor-patient relationship and counseling for preventive care
(Elsevier, 1987-02)
Theories and research related to the doctor-patient relationship have developed in a context of therapeutic care. This context is an increasingly inadequate definition of the boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship, ...