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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

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, Kenix Hok-Ching Wong

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Steven Sek-Yum NgaiDepartment of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0988-9251
Chau-Kiu CheungDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3278-1633
Yuen-Hang NgDepartment of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Liang ShangDepartment of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Hon-Yin TangDepartment of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3568-6412
Hiu-Lam NgaiDepartment of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8436-8501
Kenix Hok-Ching WongDepartment of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9867-1106

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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.

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Treatment Adherence and ComplianceAdolescentAdultChildHong KongHumansMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeYoung Adultfacilitator inputmutual aid groupsupportive interactiontime effectstreatment adherenceyoung patients

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PMCPMC8002342

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