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Using protection motivation theory to support patient adherence in healthcare settings: A scoping review

Olivia Hawksworth ,

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: o.hawksworth@sheffield.ac.uk

Affiliation Clinical Trials Research Unit, Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research, School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-100X

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Jemima Solt,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0859-7001

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Dowon Jang,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Paul Norman,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Daniel Hind,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical Trials Research Unit, Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research, School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Raveen Jayasuriya

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Using protection motivation theory to support patient adherence in healthcare settings: A scoping review

Olivia Hawksworth,
Jemima Solt,
Dowon Jang,
Paul Norman,
Daniel Hind,
Raveen Jayasuriya

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Published: September 2, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330883

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