Self care--Who does best?

Julienne McLean and Patrick Pietroni

Social Science & Medicine, 1990, vol. 30, issue 5, 591-596

Abstract: A clinically evaluated study to assess the benefits of a self care programme in general practice is described. There was significant improvement in psychiatric morbidity at the 6-month follow up, which was maintained at one year. The capacity of Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales to predict long term clinical improvement was demonstrated, suggesting that a predominantly internal control of reinforcement appears to be crucial to the successful adoption of self care practices. The clinical and educational benefits of such programmes in dealing with a wide range of psychophysical problems in primary care is discussed.

Keywords: health; locus; of; control; self; care; general; practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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