Robin DiMatteo
My research involves the role of interpersonal and intrapersonal factors in the achievement of health, the utilization of medical care, and the adjustment to illness and disability. My recent work on patient compliance with medical treatment focuses on the practitioner-patient relationship as a central component in bringing about patients' behavior change. I am also examining the value of a multifactorial model in the determination of health promoting vs. health compromising behavior. This model takes into account patients' beliefs and attitudes, social norms, commitment to action, rapport and effective communication with their practitioners, and the provision of supports for the removal of barriers to health action. Relatedly, I am involved in research focused on enhancing both physician and patient use of preventive medical services as well as in research on the psychosocial aspects of childbirth.
I am interested in the sources and effects of stress among health care professionals. I am conducting research in several areas including the determinants of satisfaction of dentists with their practices and the stresses faced by primary care and emergency health professionals in response to the AIDS epidemic. Other research involves the study of the process of coping with illness, particularly the psychological and social consequences of chronic pain.
I am also interested in the development of curriculum materials for the field of health psychology and have recently completed a book with an individual perspective on the field of health psychology.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Communication, Language
- Health Psychology
- Interpersonal Processes
- Social Cognition
Books:
- DiMatteo, M. R., & Martin, L. (2002). Health psychology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
- Martin, L., Haskard-Zolnierek, K., & DiMatteo, M. R. (2010). Health behavior change and treatment adherence: Evidence-based guidelines for improving healthcare. New York: Oxford University Press.
Journal Articles:
- DiMatteo, M. R. (1998) . The role of the physician in the emerging health care environment. Western Journal of Medicine, 168, 328-333.
- DiMatteo, M. R. (1994). Enhancing patient adherence to medical recommendations. Journal of the American Medical Association, 271, 79-83.
- DiMatteo, M. R. (1994). The physician-patient relationship: Effects on the quality of health care. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 37 (1), 149-161.
- DiMatteo, M. R., Hays, R. D., Gritz, E. R., Bastani, R., Crane, L., Elashoff, R., Ganz, P., Heber, D., McCarthy, W., & Marcus, A. (1993). Patient adherence to cancer control regimens: Scale development and initial validation. Psychological Assessment, 5 (1), 102-112.
- DiMatteo, M. R., Kahn, K. L., & Berry, S.H. (1993). Narratives of birth and the postpartum: An analysis of the focus group responses of new mothers. Birth, 20 (4), 204-211.
- DiMatteo, M. R., Lepper, H. S., & Croghan, T. W. (2000) Depression is a risk factor for noncompliance with medical treatment: A meta-analysis of the effects of anxiety and depression on patient adherence. Archives of Internal Medicine, 160, 2101-2107.
- DiMatteo, M. R., Morton, S., Lepper, H. S., Damush, T., Carney, M., Pearson, M., & Kahn, K. L. (1996). Cesarean childbirth and psychosocial outcomes: A meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 15(3), 230-241.
- DiMatteo, M. R., Sherbourne, C. D., Hays, R. D., Ordway, L., Kravitz, R. L., McGlynn, E., Kaplan, S., & Rogers, W. H. (1993). Physicians' characteristics influence patients' adherence to medical treatment: Results from the Medical Outcomes Study. Health Psychology, 12, 93-102.
- Rosenthal, R., & DiMatteo, M. R. (2001) Meta-analysis: Recent developments in quantitative methods for literature reviews. Annual Review of Psychology; 52, 59-82.
Other Publications:
- DiMatteo, M. R. (2000). Practitioner-family-patient communication in pediatric dherence: Implications for research and clinical practice. In Drotar, D. (Ed.), Promoting Adherence to Medical Treatment in Childhood Chronic Illness: Concepts, Methods, and Interventions (pp. 237-258). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Robin DiMatteo
Department of Psychology
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California 92521
United States of America
- Phone: (951) 827-5734
- Fax: (951) 787-3985