Dermatology patients’ and their doctors’ representations about adherence

• Authors: Csanád Szabó , Lajos Kemény , Márta Csabai
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of our study was to identify representations
about patient adherence among dermatologists
(N=40) and their patients (N=153). A combined
qualitative-quantitative methodology was applied.
Dermatologists identified good doctor-patient relationship,
information from the doctor, and background information
as the most important determinants of adherence.
In patients’ rankings, information from the doctor
and understandable communication received the highest
scores. Multidimensional scaling arranged patients’
results into four content groups which helped to reveal the
structure of the representations. Our results may contribute
to the evidence-based confirmation that transparency
of views and expectations in doctor-patient communication
is a basic determinant of successful adherence.

Keywords

EN

Patient adherence; representations; doctor-patientrelations; dermatology; mixed methods design

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1

Dates

accepted

21 - 1 - 2015

online

27 - 4 - 2015

received

5 - 9 - 2013

Contributors

author

Csanád Szabó

• Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Hungary

author

Lajos Kemény

• Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Hungary

author

Márta Csabai

• Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, 6722 Szeged, Hungary

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/med-2015-0033