treatment compliance - zkadhem

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It has been proposed that the health belief model can be used to predict the extent to which a patient will comply and adhere to treatment. Which of the following is the most important factor in predicting treatment compliance
A. Extent to which the patient evaluates the negative aspects of the side effects, unpleasantness, and disruptiveness that may occur in the treatment regimen
B. Doctor's perception and persuasion of the severity of the disease and the consequences of nonadherence
C. Patient's own estimate of the benefits of following the treatment versus the costs of nonadherence to the treatment
D. Patient's perception of the severity of the disease and the consequences of nonadherence to treatment
E. Personal theory of the patient as to what is wrong and how he or she can best get well

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this ones a little tricky.. im gonna go with B

great questions zkadhem ! thx for posting.

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ur welcome but think again

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The answer is: D

The most effective factor to predict treatment adherence is to understand the patient's own perception of the severity of the disease and the consequences of not adhering to the treatment. Next in usefulness is the patient's own evaluation of the extent of side effects, disruptiveness, and unpleasantness of the treatment. The patient's own estimate of the benefits of following the treatment (e.g., less pain, ability to go back to work, feeling better) is less reliable, but useful. The doctor's perception and persuasions will usually be listened to, but are not often effective in predicting compliance. Many patients have their own theory, inappropriately called "naive theory," as to how they became ill and the kind of treatment that was successful in the past and may work again. Naive theory has not been thoroughly tested. Physicians are well advised to try to understand what the patient thinks about his illness and treatment to help in understanding the existing barriers to patient compliance.