Predicting medical regimen adherence: The interactions of health locus of control beliefs

Erin L. O'Hea; Karen B. Grothe; Jamie S. Bodenlos; Edwin D. Boudreaux; Marney A. White; Phillip J. Brantley

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Predicting medical regimen adherence: The interactions of health locus of control beliefs

Erin L. O'Hea, Karen B. Grothe, Jamie S. Bodenlos, Edwin D. Boudreaux, Marney A. White, Phillip J. Brantley

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The present study examined the interactions between five dimensions of health locus of control beliefs and their relationships with medical regimen adherence in low-income individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. One hundred and nine patients were administered an expanded Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scale. HbA1c was used as a biological indicator of medical regimen adherence. Multivariate regression analyses demonstrated that three interactions were significantly related to HbA1c. The present findings suggest that HLOC may be meaningfully related to medical outcomes. However, these relationships may not be captured through the examination of main effects and may be only found when interactions are considered.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	705-717
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	10
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105305055330
State	Published - Sep 2005

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Diabetes
Health locus of control
Low income

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Applied Psychology

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