As an example in
order to think things through theories, I will be using the patient-by-treatment-context
interactive model of Christensen and Johnson (2002). The model proposes that
the relationship between patient characteristics (e.g., personality and
beliefs) and patient adherence (e.g., preventative care) is moderated by the
treatment context (e.g., primary health provider characteristics and behavior).
I like to draw things out so I get a better understanding of it.
We can begin tweaking some of
the variables and think about how they would be affected in the model. For
example, we could consider patients who do not have faith in modern medicine
and the issue of vaccination use. The model suggests it is the primary health
provider (PHP) who is the determining factor, so if the PHP was understanding
of the patient's beliefs, according to the model, it should increase
vaccination use. This is how we went
about this process so far:
Literature review led to Theory led to Predictions
Next time we will
welcome fall. Do you have an issue or a question that you would like me to
discuss in a future post? Send me an email with your ideas.
leann.stadtlander@waldenu.edu
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