TY - JOUR
T1 - The "Peter Pan" syndrome and allergy practice
T2 - facilitating adherence through the use of social support.
AU - Patterson, R.
AU - McGrath, K. G.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - The complexity of care of some patients in an allergy-immunology practice may be increased by behavioral abnormalities of the patients. Facilitating adherence through the use of social support may be the most effective treatment strategy for some of the most difficult of these patients. We report three patients whose medical management problems were alleviated largely because of the participation of their support system. All three patients were stabilized because of the acceptance of responsibility and support of the physician by the designated member of the patient's support system. The range of social support used to manage nonadherent patients ranged from directly providing instructions to a family member to the consistent presence of a spouse or companion at multiple clinical visits. In all cases, the success in management was attributed largely to the presence of a support system.
AB - The complexity of care of some patients in an allergy-immunology practice may be increased by behavioral abnormalities of the patients. Facilitating adherence through the use of social support may be the most effective treatment strategy for some of the most difficult of these patients. We report three patients whose medical management problems were alleviated largely because of the participation of their support system. All three patients were stabilized because of the acceptance of responsibility and support of the physician by the designated member of the patient's support system. The range of social support used to manage nonadherent patients ranged from directly providing instructions to a family member to the consistent presence of a spouse or companion at multiple clinical visits. In all cases, the success in management was attributed largely to the presence of a support system.
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U2 - 10.2500/108854100778248845
DO - 10.2500/108854100778248845
M3 - Article
C2 - 10951890
AN - SCOPUS:0034221228
SN - 1088-5412
VL - 21
SP - 231
EP - 233
JO - Allergy and asthma proceedings : the official journal of regional and state allergy societies
JF - Allergy and asthma proceedings : the official journal of regional and state allergy societies
IS - 4
ER -