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Patients’ health locus of control and preferences about the role that they want to play in the medical decision-making process
Giulia MartonGiulia MartonGabriella PravettoniGabriella PravettoniDario MonzaniDario MonzaniLuca BailoLaura VerganiLaura VerganiKetti MazzoccoKetti MazzoccoSilvia Francesca Maria PizzoliSilvia Francesca Maria PizzoliLuca Pancanisubject
AdultMalePatientsProcess (engineering)medical decision-makingApplied psychologySettore M-PSI/08 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICAYoung Adult03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineHumans030212 general & internal medicinecontrol preferencesInternal-External ControlApplied PsychologyControl preferenceshared decision-makingPatient PreferenceMedical decision makingHealth locus of control030227 psychiatryPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyLocus of controlFemalePatient ParticipationPsychologydescription
Health locus of control (HLOC) may influence people’s behavior regarding their health as well as their desires to be involved in the medical decision-making. Our study aimed to examine HLOC’s relations with people’s control preferences about the medical decision-making. A total of 153 people filled out the self-administered version of the Control Preference Scale and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale–form C. The most preferred role is the collaborative one. However, HLOC explained heterogeneity in people’s control preferences: lower scores in external HLOC were related to a greater preference for the active and the collaborative role. From the personalized medicine perspective, an accurate evaluation of the patient’s HLOC could help tailoring the decision-making process within the clinical context.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 |