Time Effects of Supportive Interaction and Facilitator Input Variety on Treatment Adherence of Young People with Chronic Health Conditions: A Dynamic Mechanism in Mutual Aid Groups

Steven Sek-Yum Ngai, Chau-Kiu Cheung, Yuen-Hang Ng, Liang Shang, Hon-Yin Tang, Hiu-Lam Ngai and Kenix Hok-Ching Wong
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Steven Sek-Yum Ngai: Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Chau-Kiu Cheung: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Yuen-Hang Ng: Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Liang Shang: Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Hon-Yin Tang: Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Hiu-Lam Ngai: Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Kenix Hok-Ching Wong: Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: This study aims to examine the mechanism of how supportive interaction and facilitator input variety in mutual aid groups impact treatment adherence of young people with chronic health conditions, with consideration of time effects, which have been rarely studied in the existing literature. A stratified random sample of 391 individuals aged 12–45 years with chronic health conditions were recruited from mutual aid groups in Hong Kong and completed both the baseline and 12-month follow-up surveys. The results of the structural equation modeling indicated that supportive interaction and facilitator input variety positively predicted treatment adherence in a delayed condition, whereas members’ treatment adherence in the baseline survey had reversed effects on members’ supportive interaction in the follow-up survey. The findings of this study shed light on the dynamic mechanism of the mutual aid groups and provide important implications to promote better rehabilitation outcomes of young people with chronic health conditions.

Keywords: mutual aid group; treatment adherence; supportive interaction; facilitator input; time effects; young patients (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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