Locus of control and degree of compliance in hemodialysis patients.

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalJournal of dialysis
Year 1978
An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that dialysis patients with an internal locus of control orientation will show a higher rate of compliance to medication and dietary restrictions than those patients with an external locus of control. The results strongly supported the hypothesis. The possibility of interventions to modify patient locus of control is discussed, as is the use of this widely studied personality variable in predicting patient compliance.
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First added on: Apr 09, 2017