Gastroenterology

The beliefs of patients have a strong influence over their likelihood of adherence to medications Belief-based models have been successfully applied to a variety of health behaviors, including adherence Patients’ own beliefs about their treatment and their own ability to be adherent are important factors, but are not fixed: educational interventions and encouragement may lead…

Commonly used behavioral change techniques may not always be effective in changing behavior Utilizing techniques such as motivational interviewing may be useful in changing patient adherence behavior Commonly used behavior-change strategies Commonly used behavioral change techniques may not always be the most effective methods of changing behavior.1 For example, presenting threatening information may not have…

Combining measures and survey tools with objective measures can help to characterize patient health behaviors, with the potential to increase adherence Quantitative methods can be used to characterize health behavior Measures and survey tools are useful mechanisms to gain an understanding of health behavior, thereby providing effective support to patients in managing their own conditions.…