Volgehoue behandelingsgedrag van primêre gesondheidsdiens pasiënte in 'n voorheen benadeelde gemeenskap in die Wes-Kaap
Date
2005-12
Authors
Van der Merwe, Johanna Marie
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Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
Abstract
Treatment adherence is a great problem in low socio-economic communities of South Africa. The failure to adhere to medication instructions has a negative impact on the patient’s health, social interaction, and on the economy of a nation. The primary aim of this study was to test the Theory of Planned Behaviour. The second aim was to test whether the inclusion of social support of family and friends, as well as psychological factors, improves the Theory of Planned Behaviour’s ability to predict intensions to adhere to treatment instructions. The third aim was to test the relationship between the involved variables and self-reported behaviour, as well as biological indicator that report treatment adherence. There were 79 hypertension patients, 24 diabetic patients, and 14 patients with both hypertension and diabetics, which completed a battery of questionnaires in primary care clinics in and around Stellenbosch.
Description
Thesis (MSc (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.
Keywords
Behaviorism (Psychology), Behavioral assessment, Patients -- Family relationships, Patients -- Psychological aspects, Social networks -- Psychological aspects, Dissertations -- Psychology, Theses -- Psychology