Patients' health locus of control and preferences about the role that they want to play in the medical decision-making process.
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| Title: | Patients' health locus of control and preferences about the role that they want to play in the medical decision-making process. |
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| Authors: | Marton, Giulia, Pizzoli, Silvia Francesca Maria, Vergani, Laura, Mazzocco, Ketti, Monzani, Dario, Bailo, Luca, Pancani, Luca, Pravettoni, Gabriella |
| Source: | Psychology, Health & Medicine. Feb2021, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p260-266. 7p. 2 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Decision making, Health, Health attitudes, Health behavior, Interprofessional relations, Locus of control, Patients' attitudes, Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales, Patient autonomy, Patient decision making |
| Abstract: | Health locus of control (HLOC) may influence people's behavior regarding their health as well as their desires to be involved in the medical decision-making. Our study aimed to examine HLOC's relations with people's control preferences about the medical decision-making. A total of 153 people filled out the self-administered version of the Control Preference Scale and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale – form C. The most preferred role is the collaborative one. However, HLOC explained heterogeneity in people's control preferences: lower scores in external HLOC were related to a greater preference for the active and the collaborative role. From the personalized medicine perspective, an accurate evaluation of the patient's HLOC could help tailoring the decision-making process within the clinical context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Health locus of control (HLOC) may influence people's behavior regarding their health as well as their desires to be involved in the medical decision-making. Our study aimed to examine HLOC's relations with people's control preferences about the medical decision-making. A total of 153 people filled out the self-administered version of the Control Preference Scale and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale – form C. The most preferred role is the collaborative one. However, HLOC explained heterogeneity in people's control preferences: lower scores in external HLOC were related to a greater preference for the active and the collaborative role. From the personalized medicine perspective, an accurate evaluation of the patient's HLOC could help tailoring the decision-making process within the clinical context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 13548506 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13548506.2020.1748211 |
