What Role Do Lay Beliefs About Hypertension Etiology Play in Perceptions of Medication Effectiveness?

Health Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 320-326

  Frosch, Dominick L ^a   Kimmel, Stephen E ^b   Volpp, Kevin ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

hypertension; lay beliefs; medication adherence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENTS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST;

EID: 47749106391     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.3.320     Document Type: Article

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