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Patient adherence and medical treatment outcomes: a meta-analysisM Robin Dimatteo
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
Med Care 40:794-811. 2002..Adherence is a factor in the outcome of medical treatment, but the strength and moderators of the adherence-outcome association have not been systematically assessed...- Cesarean childbirth and psychosocial outcomes: a meta-analysisM R DiMatteo
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside 92521, USA
Health Psychol 15:303-14. 1996..Implications of these findings for theory, research, and childbirth practice are discussed... - Social support and patient adherence to medical treatment: a meta-analysisM Robin Dimatteo
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Health Psychol 23:207-18. 2004..Marital status and living with another person (for adults) increase adherence modestly. A research agenda is recommended to further examine mediators of the relationship between social support and health... - Correspondence among patients' self-reports, chart records, and audio/videotapes of medical visitsM Robin Dimatteo
Department of Psychology, University of California at Riverside, USA
Health Commun 15:393-413. 2003..The implications of these findings are discussed, and recommendations are made for future research... - Future directions in research on consumer-provider communication and adherence to cancer prevention and treatmentM Robin Dimatteo
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Patient Educ Couns 50:23-6. 2003..Six research questions are posed, and substantive and methodological recommendations are offered for empirical research on the measurement and achievement of patient adherence... - Depression is a risk factor for noncompliance with medical treatment: meta-analysis of the effects of anxiety and depression on patient adherenceM R DiMatteo
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Arch Intern Med 160:2101-7. 2000..This article presents a quantitative review and synthesis of studies correlating medical patients' treatment noncompliance with their anxiety and depression... 
The therapeutic effects of the physician-older patient relationship: effective communication with vulnerable older patientsSummer L Williams
Department of Psychology, University of California, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Clin Interv Aging 2:453-67. 2007..This review offers guidelines for improved physician-older patient communication in medical practice, and examines interventions to coordinate care for older patients on multiple dimensions of a biopsychosocial model of health care...
Development and validation of the Physician-Patient Humor Rating ScaleKelly B Haskard Zolnierek
Department of Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, USA
J Health Psychol 14:1163-73. 2009..There was a significant difference in use of humor as a function of patient socioeconomic status, such that there was greater mutual trust between physicians and high versus low income patients...- Affective and instrumental communication in primary care interactions: predicting the satisfaction of nursing staff and patientsKelly B Haskard
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, USA
Health Commun 24:21-32. 2009..Patients' and nursing staff members' behaviors of pleasantness and involvement frequently co-occurred... - Physician and patient communication training in primary care: effects on participation and satisfactionKelly B Haskard
Department of Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA
Health Psychol 27:513-22. 2008..To assess the effects of a communication skills training program for physicians and patients... - Physician communication and patient adherence to treatment: a meta-analysisKelly B Haskard Zolnierek
Department of Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, USA
Med Care 47:826-34. 2009..Meta-analysis allows estimates of the overall effects both in correlational research and in experimental interventions involving the training of physicians' communication skills... - Health beliefs, disease severity, and patient adherence: a meta-analysisM Robin Dimatteo
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
Med Care 45:521-8. 2007..A large body of empirical data exists on the prediction of patient adherence from subjective and objective assessments of health status and disease severity. This work can be summarized with meta-analysis... - Preferences for medical collaboration: patient-physician congruence and patient outcomesKristina H Jahng
Department of Psychology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92515-8247, USA
Patient Educ Couns 57:308-14. 2005.... - The role of effective communication with children and their families in fostering adherence to pediatric regimensM Robin Dimatteo
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Patient Educ Couns 55:339-44. 2004..The unique challenges of fostering preventive health care and treatment for chronic disease in the context of transition to adolescence are also considered, and effective clinical solutions are reviewed... - Further challenges in adherence research: measurements, methodologies, and mental health careM Robin Dimatteo
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
Med Care 44:297-9. 2006 - Evidence-based strategies to foster adherence and improve patient outcomesM Robin Dimatteo
University of California, Riverside, USA
JAAPA 17:18-21. 2004 - Variations in patients' adherence to medical recommendations: a quantitative review of 50 years of researchM Robin Dimatteo
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Med Care 42:200-9. 2004..The literature on patient adherence to treatment includes hundreds of empirical studies. A comprehensive examination of the findings requires the organization and quantification that is possible with meta-analysis... - Serious psychological distress and diabetes care among California adultsSummer L Williams
Department of Psychology, Westfield State College, MA 01086, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 40:233-45. 2010..To evaluate three aspects of diabetes care (foot checks, eye examinations, and hemoglobin A 1 C checks by a physician) among California adults with Type 2 diabetes and serious psychological distress (SPD)... - Physician facilitation of patient involvement in care: correspondence between patient and observer reportsLeslie R Martin
Department of Psychology, La Sierra University, Riverside, California, USA
Behav Med 28:159-64. 2003..Open-ended questions, responding to patient questions, and offering fewer alternatives were all associated with the patients' positive reports of physician facilitation...