Profiles of Health-Related Patient Activation and Their Determinants: The Results of a Cluster Analysis of Older Adults-Conclusions for Patient Counselling.

ABSTRACT: Health-related proactivity in older adults may significantly increase medication handling, adherence and patient safety. Deficiencies in training in critical characteristics and diversity of older patients may lead to medical errors in diagnosis and drug administration. This study investigated the profiles of health proactivity in older adults and the factors differentiating them, like sociodemographic factors, health status, visit characteristics, and patients' visit-related expectations, actual experiences, and satisfaction with the visit. Before and after visits, 3391 patients aged 65-95 filled in two sets of questionnaires, that allowed to measure aforementioned factors. Three distinct proactivity profiles emerged from a cluster analysis: high (43%), medium (25%), and low proactivity (

SUBMITTER: Wlodarczyk D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8875668 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature