Patient Adherence in Chronic Illness: Personality and Coping In Context

ABSTRACT Previous reviews have concluded that there is no evidence for a predictable association between person factors and regimen adherence in chronic illness. The brief current review of the literature reveals that past work has been limited by the lack of a common structural theory of personalit...

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Published in:Journal of personality 1996-12, Vol.64 (4), p.815-835
Main Authors: Wiebe, John S., Christensen, Alan J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Behavior
Chronic Disease - psychology
Chronic diseases
Chronic illnesses
Coping
Diseases
Five factor model
Humans
Individuality
Internal-External Control
Literature reviews
Mental stress
Patient Compliance - psychology
Patients
Personality
Role
Sick Role
Social research
Treatment
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Summary:ABSTRACT Previous reviews have concluded that there is no evidence for a predictable association between person factors and regimen adherence in chronic illness. The brief current review of the literature reveals that past work has been limited by the lack of a common structural theory of personality and the failure to consider the interaction of person factors with disease and treatment context. Application of the five‐factor model of personality to adherence research will reduce divergence in the field and and in the orientation and interpretation of future work. Evidence suggests that an interactive perspective recognizing the moderating influence of contextual factors on the behavioral expression of personality traits will contribute to the prediction of adherence behavior.
ISSN:0022-3506
1467-6494
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1996.tb00945.x