Patients' illness schemata of hypertension: The role of beliefs for the choice of treatment

Psychology and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-517

  Figueiras, Maria ^a   Marcelino, Dalia Silva ^a   Claudino, Adelaide ^b   Cortes, Maria Armanda ^c   Maroco, Joao ^d   Weinman, John ^e  

^a INSTITUTO PIAGET   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c APDES ^*  (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^e GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs about generic medicines; Choice of medication; Hypertension; Illness perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PORTUGAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77951200006     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440802578961     Document Type: Article

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