Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (Nov 2003)

Illness cognitions, doctor-patient communication and prescription adherence among first diagnosed hypertensive patients from a rural teaching hospital in South Africa

  • K Peltzer,
  • L B Khoza,
  • M E Lekhuleni,
  • M Alberts,
  • J Mekwa,
  • E Sethosa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v8i1.115
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1

Abstract

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This study examines the relationship between illness cognitions, doctor-patient communication and the use of prescribed medication among patients first diagnosed with hypertension in the outpatient department of a rural South African teaching hospital. Opsomming Hierdie studie ondersoek die verwantskap tussen siekte-kognisies, dokter-pasiënt kommunikasie en die gebruik van voorskrifmedisyne onder pasiënte wat die eerste keer met hipertensie gediagnoseer is, in die buitepasiëntafdeling van ‘n landelike Suid-Afrikaanse opleidingshospitaal. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.