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Impact of emergency department visit on disease self-management in adults with depression.
- Source :
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Journal of Health Psychology . Mar2018, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p588-597. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Unexpected health-endangering events that lead to an emergency department visit may be perceived as “wake-up calls” and induce significant changes in health-related behavior (“health shock” effect). This study uses two waves of a survey of 826 adults with depression and finds that having an emergency department visit(s) increased medication adherence by 7.6 percentage points (p < 0.05) relative to non-emergency department visitors but had no significant effect on counseling attendance (0.02% points, p = 0.380). Emergency department visits may provide an opportune teachable moment to initiate targeted interventions for positive behavioral change in adults with depression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13591053
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128457804
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316650275