Older Adult Patients’ Likelihood of Compliance with a Physician’s Compliance-Gaining Strategies

• In Event: Communication and Aging Division: Competitive paper II -- Social support, caregiving and aging

Abstract

Although a significant body of research investigating the health compliance behavior of younger patients exists, studies focusing specifically on older adults are scarce. This paper discusses the likelihood of older adult patient compliance with physicians’ different compliance-gaining strategies. Other factors, including patients’ severity of health condition, number of doctor visits per year, age, and sex, are included in the analysis. Implications for the communication field are considered, as well as for medical research arenas.

Author

• Elizabeth Baiocchi, University of Missouri, Columbia