Health Behavior Change and Treatment Adherence: Evidence-based Guidelines for Improving Healthcare, 2nd Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780197778586 ISBN-10: 0197778585 Copyright: 2025 Edition: 2nd Author: DiMatteo, M. Robin, Martin, Leslie R., Haskard-Zolnierek, Kelly B., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 96 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Danielle Blea,  LCMFT, LCAC  (Smoky Hill Family Medicine Residency) Description This book provides a comprehensive guide for treatment adherence and health behavior change with an emphasis on medical practice, public health, and behavioral science research. It explores strategies to improve health outcomes and address long term behavioral change in patient care. In this edition, the book presents new research developments and provides more focus on barriers and factors impacting treatment adherence. The previous edition was published in 2010. Purpose The purpose of this book is to provide insights and practical skills to support the management and maintenance of optimal health behaviors. The book emphasizes prevention and evidence-based practices aimed at improving public health outcomes. Contextual approaches address the complex nature of patient care. The complexities and benefits of the patient-provider relationship explore and highlight its essential role in effective care. The book presents a detailed discussion of the determinants of behavior change, emphasizing the importance of trust, communication, and behavior change models. Audience The book provides informative practice information appealing to a broad audience including healthcare professionals, both in training and in practice. This includes, but is not limited to, professionals in nursing, medicine, allied health, chiropractic, physical therapy, dentistry, behavioral health fields, healthcare administration, and public health. It offers a practical and detailed approach including tables, case studies, self-study instructions, and reference sections. The authors are known experts and university professors with many decades of combined experience teaching and lecturing. Features This book is organized into nine chapters. The cover an overview of health behavior change and treatment adherence; models of health behavior change and treatment adherence; trust and interpersonal communication in the provider-patient relationship; communication and decision-making health literacy; persuasion and motivation; habits; health behavior and adherence in sociocultural context; using teams and technology to deliver better care; and individuals in the context of medical systems and public policy. Each chapter provides a summary, learning objectives, review questions, prompts for discussion and further study, and a detailed reference section. Clear illustrative tables and relevant case studies are additional helpful tools. A useful section on the role of technology and team care delivery models adds to the book's overall utility. Assessment The book addresses a broad audience in an organized and streamlined fashion. It provides tools, research, and support to aid didactics and self-study. The book's information provides a comprehensive insight into the complex and encompassing nature of treatment adherence. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 8 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 8 ©2026 Doody Enterprises, Inc.