Illness cognitions, doctor-patient communication and prescription adherence among first diagnosed hypertensive patients from a rural teaching hospital in South Africa
This study examines the relationship between illness cognitions, doctor-patient communication and the use of prescribed medication among patients first diagnosed with hypertension in the outpatient department of a rural South African teaching hospital. Opsomming Hierdie studie ondersoek die verw...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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2003-11-01
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| Series: | Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/115 |
| Summary: | This study examines the relationship between illness cognitions, doctor-patient communication and the use of prescribed medication among patients first diagnosed with hypertension in the outpatient department of a rural South African teaching hospital.
Opsomming
Hierdie studie ondersoek die verwantskap tussen siekte-kognisies, dokter-pasiënt kommunikasie en die gebruik van voorskrifmedisyne onder pasiënte wat die eerste keer met hipertensie gediagnoseer is, in die buitepasiëntafdeling van ‘n landelike Suid-Afrikaanse opleidingshospitaal.
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| ISSN: | 1025-9848 2071-9736 |