Alan J. Christensen

Health Locus of Control and Depression in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Dynamic Perspective

Jamie A. Cvengros et al. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:01:29 PDT

Participants in the present study were 207 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who completed internal HLOC and depression measures at baseline and at an approximately 16-month follow-up period. Regression results indicated that after controlling for baseline level of depression, baseline internal HLOC was not a significant predictor of depression at follow-up. However, increases in internal HLOC over the 16-month follow-up were predictive of depression at follow-up. Furthermore, this relationship was qualified by an interaction between change in internal HLOC and disease progression. These results suggest that changes in internal HLOC over time may be a particularly important determinant of adjustment for individuals whose chronic illness progresses or becomes life threatening.

Patient Preference for Being Informed of Their DXA Scan Results

Peter Cram et al. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:25:13 PDT

Evidence suggests that patients diagnosed with osteoporosis are often undertreated. One potential solution to undertreatment is to enhance patient involvement in their osteoporosis care (a.k.a. patient activation) by having the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) center directly provide patients with their test results and educational material. However, little is known about patient interest in such an intervention. Consecutive patients presenting to an academic medical center DXA scanning unit were given a questionnaire to assess their preferences for being informed of their test results and interest in receiving their results plus educational material by mail from the testing center. Two hundred and two (202) of 206 (98%) of patients agreed to complete the survey. Fifty-one percent of participants preferred receiving their results by mail directly from the DXA center, followed by phone call (28%) and office visit (11%). Overall, 90% of patients reported interest in receiving results and educational material by mail. Younger patients were more interested in receiving their results by mail when compared with older patients, but this difference did not reach statistical significance (odds ratio [OR] = 2.40: 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.91–6.31, p = 0.14). Patients undergoing DXA scanning were interested in receiving their scan results and educational material directly from the testing center. This might represent an effective intervention for improving care of patients with osteoporosis.

Patient Adherence to Medical Regimens: Toward a contextual understanding

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:49:43 PDT

A biobehavioral research program in chronic kidney disease

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:47:55 PDT

Patient Adherence to Medical Regimens: Levels of Understanding and Intervention

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:46:08 PDT

“Patient Adherence to Medical Regimens: Levels of Understanding and Intervention

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:43:58 PDT

Patient adherence to medical regimens: The action is in the interaction

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:42:10 PDT

Patient adherence to medical regimens: Levels of understanding and intervention

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:40:33 PDT

Getting your work into print” (Professional Development Seminar

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:36:46 PDT

"Irrational health appraisals: An alternative view of cognition and health

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:35 PDT

Predicting health-related quality of life in renal transplantation

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:31:41 PDT

Patient treatment adherence research in chronic disease: The action is in the interaction

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:30:02 PDT

An interactive framework for patient adherence research

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:27:57 PDT

Patient treatment adherence research in chronic disease: The action is in the interaction

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:26:24 PDT

"Psychosocial processes and survival in chronic renal insufficiency

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:24:38 PDT

Patient adherence with prescribed treatment regimens: Congruency, control, and conditioning

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:22:54 PDT

Patient individual differences, contextual features, and adaptation to chronic disease

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:20:24 PDT

"Patient compliance in end-stage renal disease

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:18:47 PDT

Psychological influences on patient compliance with treatment

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:16:44 PDT

"Patient X treatment interaction and adherence in chronic disease: Osler revisited

Alan J. Christensen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:15:09 PDT