1. Nurse Intervention and Patient Behavior. An Experimental Study.
- Author
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Lashof, Joyce C., Ima, Kenji, Luskin, Diana Biordi, and Tagliacozzo, Daisy M.
- Subjects
NURSING ,PATIENT compliance ,NURSE-patient relationships ,NURSING services ,CHRONIC diseases ,NURSES ,PATIENT participation ,HEALTH behavior ,MEDICAL personnel - Abstract
The article assesses the effect of nurse intervention on patient compliance in an outpatient clinic treating various chronic diseases in the U.S. In this study, the researchers reported the consequences of one type of nurse intervention for selected attitudes and behaviors of black clinic outpatients. The results suggest that patient response to nurse intervention indicates less that the patient is complying with the expectations of a 'significant other' and more that the treatment process is providing meaningful ways for him to confront his illness.
- Published
- 1974