Applying Weick's model of organizing to health care and health promotion: Highlighting the central role of health communication

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-355

  Kreps, Gary L ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication intervention; Health care policy; Health care practice; Health communication; Health promotion; Health risks; Medication adherence; Organizational intelligence; Requisite variety; Theory; Weick's model of organizing

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION THEORY; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 60049088241     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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