Developmental aspects of health compliance behavior

Contents: N.A. Krasnegor, Introduction. Part I: N.A. Krasnegor, Definition of Compliance and Overview of Health Compliance Research. P. Karoly, Enlarging the Scope of the Compliance Construct: Toward Developmental and Motivational Relevance. J. Dunbar-Jacob, E.J. Dunning, K. Dwyer, Compliance Research in Pediatric and Adolescent Populations: Two Decades of Research. Part II: N.A. Krasnegor, Theories of Health Compliance Behavior. R.J. Ianotti, P.J. Bush, Toward a Developmental Theory of Compliance. B.J. Andersen, J.C. Coyne, Family Context and Compliance Behavior in Chronically Ill Children. H. Leventhal, Theories of Compliance, and Turning Necessities Into Preferences: Application to Adolescent Health Action. J. Brooks-Gunn, Why Do Adolescents Have Difficulty Adhering to Health Regimes? Part III: N.A. Krasnegor, Measurement. S.B. Johnson, Chronic Diseases of Childhood: Assessing Compliance With Complex Medical Regimens. P. Rudd, The Measurement of Compliance: Medication Taking. Part IV: N.A. Krasnegor, Prevention. E.R. Christophersen, Improving Compliance in Childhood Injury Control. L.H. Epstein, A. Valoski, J. McCurley, Compliance and Long-Term Follow-Up for Childhood Obesity: Retrospective Analysis. C.K. Ewart, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: A Social Action Conception of Compliance Behavior. Part V: N.A. Krasnegor, Intervention. W.S. Agras, Adherence Intervention Research: The Need for a Multilevel Approach. T.L. Creer, Medication Compliance and Childhood Asthma. A.M. Delamater, Compliance Interventions for Children With Diabetes and Other Chronic Diseases. N.A. Krasnegor, Epilogue: Future Research Directions.