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The influence of staff-patient interactions on adherence behaviours
1Nursing and Health at the Institute for Continuing Education of Health Professionals in Budapest, Hungary. zrinyi_m@freemail.hu
Abstract:
The research assessed the influence of staff-patient interactions on adherence to a dietary regimen in dialysis patients. A random sample of 147 subjects provided data on clinical, psychosocial, and demographic measures. Results indicated that staff-patient interactions determine and predict adherence behaviours. However, the lack of association between the laboratory data and either individual adherence behaviours or staff-patient interactions raised questions about the validity of these proxy measures of adherence. To better understand the nature of these determinant variables of adherence, more extensive research is suggested.