Handbook of Health Behavior Research II, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Provider Determinants

Volume 2 discusses the relationship between patient and caregiver in terms of structural and interactional determinants. The impact of provider characteristics on "compliance" and "adherence" is given especially noteworthy treatment. Each volume features extensive supplementary and integrative material prepared by the editor, the detailed index to the entire four-volume set, and a glossary of health behavior terminology.

Overview. Health Behaviors and Care Decisions: An Overview of Professional - Patient Communication; M.R. Dimatteo. Interactional and Structural Determinants. Professionals¿ Characteristics and Health Behavior; Z. Ben-Sira. Physician Power and Patients¿ Health Behavior; M.R. Haug. Professional Roles and Health Behavior; J.C. Salloway, et al. Locational Attributes of Health Behavior; J.L. Scarpaci, R.A. Kearns. Adherence to and Acceptance of Regimens. General Perspectives. The History and Meaning of Patient Compliance as an Ideology; J.A. Trostle. Disease Focused Regimens. Adherence to Asthma Regimens; T.L. Creer, D. Levstek. Self-Regulation of Heart Disease and Hypertension; N.M. Clark. Self-Management of Childhood Diabetes in Family Context; T. Wysocki, P. Greco. Lifestyle Regimens. Adherence to Weight Loss and Nutritional Regimens; J.C. Chrisler. Initiation and Maintenance of Exercise Behavior; B.H. Marcus, et al. Adherence to Smoking Cessation Regimens; R.E. Glasgow, C.T. Orleans. Synthesis. Health Institution Determinants of Health Behavior: An Integration; D.S. Gochman. 8 Additional Articles. Cumulative Index Vols. I-IV.