Do patients want control over their own health care? A review of measures, findings, and research issues

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-203

  Auerbach, S M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Criterion related validity; Decisional control; Desire for health care control; Individual differences; Informational control

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; INFORMED CONSENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035077595     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530100600208     Document Type: Review

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