Both trusting and understanding medical advice: Assessing patient alliance and confusion after medical consultations

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dc.contributor.authorRivers, Alannah Shelby
dc.contributor.authorSanford, Keith
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8826-4606
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-27T16:14:21Z
dc.date.available2023-03-27T16:14:21Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionArticle originally published in Patient Education and Counseling, 103(2), 376–384. English. Published online 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.09.028
dc.description.abstractObjective: The current objective is to validate the Medical Consultation Experience Questionnaire (MCEQ) and to examine distinctions between constructs of patient perceived alliance and experienced confusion in relation to key health outcomes.en_US
dc.description.abstractMethods: A total of 857 participants were recruited online across two samples (adults with various medical conditions and with diabetes and/or hypertension specifically).
dc.description.abstractResults: A confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated good fit and high item loadings for the theoretical bifactor model. Item response theory analyses showed very high individual item discrimination and good test information across a wide range of values. Confusion was uniquely and significantly more strongly related to psychological distress than was alliance; the same was true for alliance with positive affect. Both alliance and confusion significantly contributed to treatment motivation. Only confusion explained unique variance in control of HbA1C levels and blood pressure after controlling for alliance and other variables.
dc.description.abstractConclusions: The MCEQ is a valid instrument for assessing distinct constructs of alliance and confusion. Future research should focus on the unique role of confusion for patient outcomes.
dc.description.abstractPractice implications: By using the MCEQ to assess patient alliance and confusion, it may be possible to detect and prioritize individual patient needs and improve patient outcomes.
dc.identifier.citationThis is the post-print of an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.09.028. Recommended citation: Rivers, A. S., & Sanford, K. (2020). Both trusting and understanding medical advice: Assessing patient alliance and confusion after medical consultations. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(2), 376–384. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/14743
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.09.028
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rights.licenseCC BY-NC-ND
dc.subjectPatient-practitioner allianceen_US
dc.subjectPatient confusionen_US
dc.subjectAssessmenten_US
dc.subjectPatient distressen_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectAffecten_US
dc.subjectTreatment motivationen_US
dc.subjectHbA1Cen_US
dc.subjectBlood pressureen_US
dc.titleBoth trusting and understanding medical advice: Assessing patient alliance and confusion after medical consultationsen_US
dc.typePost-Printen_US

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