Key result
Patients actively construct beliefs and attitudes about their illness that influence their health behaviors and treatment adherence, often independent of medical information provided.
Patients' health-related behaviors are driven by their active construction of beliefs and attitudes about their illness, rather than passive reception of information.
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Exploring patients' illness beliefs may improve adherence counseling; leaves open optimal intervention strategies for trials.
Shashivadan P. Hirani (2005) conducted a review in cardiovascular disease. Patients actively construct beliefs and attitudes about their illness that influence their health behaviors and treatment adherence, often independent of medical information provided.
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