It is generally regarded as valuable for patients to exercise control over aspects of their
medical treatment. Although psychological and other interventions are commonly used with …

This study compares nurse and patient beliefs regarding control of health and perceptions of
the amount of patient control. Data were collected from 21 nurses and 32 patients on a …

This study is a replication and extension of research on the types of activities which
contribute to patients' sense of control during their hospitalization. The original research …

Across a wide variety of medical settings, patients report that they want detailed information
about their condition and their treatment whereas stated desire for input into decision …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among patients'
perceptions about the roles they played during medical visits, their subsequent attitudes …

Interventions oriented toward enhancing patient-provider communication will benefit from
having a satisfactory measure of patients' desires for control in clinical interactions. Findings …

This chapter discusses research studies that have investigated the relation between coping
and recovery from surgery. One study examined patients' avoidance of or vigilance toward …

A randomized 2× 3× 2 factorial design was used to evaluate the short‐and long‐term effects
of interventions that provided different means of exerting personal control over postoperative …

The two objectives of this study were:(1) to replicate previous findings on the effects of
relaxation in the preparation for surgery, and (2) to analyse the interaction effect between …

Objective: The authors investigated health-related effects of social control (influence) that
spouses exert in relation to osteoarthritis patients' medical adherence after total knee …