Patients' beliefs about prescribed medicines and their role in adherence to treatment in chronic physical illness

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 555-567

  Horne, Robert ^a   Weinman, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b G   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Drug therapy; Illness perceptions; Medicines; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033398683     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(99)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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