Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Gail Ironson

Publications

• Research Article
  Doctor-Patient Relationship: Active Patient Involvement (DPR:API) is related to long survival status and predicts adherence change in HIV
  Author(s): Gail Ironson, Aurelie Lucette and Roger C McIntoshGail Ironson, Aurelie Lucette and Roger C McIntosh
  
  Background: Active patient involvement is one of the aims of patient-centered care. Little is known regarding the unique impact of patients’ active participation in their care on health outcomes, and scales are needed to measure this construct. The aim of the present study was to examine the application of the Doctor-Patient Relationship: Active Patient Involvement (DPR:API) scale, a 5-item scale, in predicting relevant health outcomes among HIV positive patients. Methods: In Study 1 we compared active patient involvement between long survivors (those who survived more than twice as long as expected after getting an AIDS defining symptom; n=176) and normal course controls (HIV positive patients; n=79). Study 2 was a longitudinal study following the normal course controls to determine whether active patient involvement at baseline would predict adherenc.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000427

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