The Prediction of Psychomaintenance in Chronic Asthma

The Prediction of Psychomaintenance in Chronic Asthma

An earlier report of a Bayesian model to predict psychomaintenance-determined rehospitalization among chronic asthmatic patients was replicated and refined. The present findings further demonstrate the existence and effect of psychomaintenance, the efficacy of psychometrically based prediction of ps...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychotherapy and psychosomatics 1981-01, Vol.36 (2), p.105-115
Hauptverfasser: Dirks, Jerald F., Robinson, Sharon K., Moore, Peter N.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Asthma - psychology
Asthma - therapy
Bayes Theorem
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Readmission
Prognosis
Psychological Tests
Psychotherapy
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Zusammenfassung:An earlier report of a Bayesian model to predict psychomaintenance-determined rehospitalization among chronic asthmatic patients was replicated and refined. The present findings further demonstrate the existence and effect of psychomaintenance, the efficacy of psychometrically based prediction of psychomaintenance, and suggest one possible way of understanding reports of the effectiveness of psychologic treatment among medically ill patients.
ISSN:0033-3190
1423-0348
DOI:10.1159/000287533