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Author:   Michael A. Rapoff ,  Christina Duncan ,  Cynthia Karlson
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   3rd ed. 2023
ISBN:  

9783031274862

ISBN 10:   3031274865
Pages:   275
Publication Date:   11 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Chapter 1. Definitions of Adherence, Types of Adherence Problems, and Adherence Rates.- Chapter 2. Consequences of Nonadherence and Correlates of Adherence.- Chapter 3. Adherence Theories: Review, Critique, and Clinical Implications.- Chapter 4. Developmental Aspects Related to Assessing and Improving Adherence.- Chapter 5. Methods for Assessing Adherence and Methodological Issues.- Chapter 6. Assessing Disease and Health Status.- Chapter 7. Strategies for Improving Adherence to Pediatric Medical Regimens.- Chapter 8. Review of Adherence Intervention Studies.- Chapter 9. Top Ten (or Fifteen or Twenty) Ways to Advance Pediatric Medical Adherence.- Chapter 10. Cultural, Ethical and Legal Issues Related to Adherence: Clinical and Research Activities.

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Michael Rapoff, Ph.D., is well known for his research on pediatric medical adherence. For 38 years, he was a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he did research, taught psychology to medical students and pediatric residents, and saw patients in both outpatient and inpatient clinical settings. The first and second editions of his book, Adherence to Pediatric Medical Regimens, have been quoted frequently in the literature and have been used as a textbook by professors in the United States and other countries. In 2003, Dr. Rapoff received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, a division of the American College of Rheumatology. Also in 2003, Dr. Rapoff was elected as a Fellow in the Society of Pediatric Psychology. During 2018, he served as President of the Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the American Psychological Association). He became board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology in 2015. Christina Duncan, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at West Virginia University. For more than 20 years, she has had a consistent record of publishing and garnering extramural funding to support her program of research on adherence in pulmonary disorders. Dr. Duncan is active in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, having been appointed to the Clinical Research Committee (grant review panel), Data Safety and Monitoring Board, and conference program planning committee. She served two consecutive terms as secretary for the Society of Pediatric Psychology. Dr. Duncan has received awards for her scholarly productivity as well as her clinical and professional service. Cynthia Karlson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Karlson’s clinical interests focus on psychosocial adjustment to pediatric chronic medical conditions. Her research program focuses on chronic pain and sleep disturbance in children with cancer and sickle cell disease. She has published on developmental and biopsychosocial models of pediatric chronic pain and long-term pain in survivors of childhood cancer. Dr. Karlson is active as a Behavioral Science Member on Children’s Oncology Group clinical trial protocols as well as in local and national clinical trials in pediatric sickle cell disease.

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