PSYC 3110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Health Belief Model, Die Mannequin, Alternative Medicine
12 Sep 2013
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Compliance: the extent to which the patient passively accepted the physicians instructions on medicine taking adherence: a neutral expression. Most people do not adhere to specific medical or health-care directives at least not fully. 50-75 percent of patients do not adhere to medical advice. 14-21 % of patients do not fill their prescriptions. 60% of all patients cannot identify their own medication. 30-50% of all patients ignore or compromise medication instructions. Less social support and the more social isolated the patients are, the less likely they are to follow medical directives. Individuals who came from unstable families were also found to be less compliant with medical treatment. Hulka (1979) found no consistent relationship between age, sex, marital status, education, number of people in the household, social class and adherence. The more the prescribed medication accords with the patients beliefs system the more likely they are to comply with the treatment.
