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The quality of healthcare outcomes depends on patients' adherence to recommended treatment regimens. Patient non-adherence can pose a pervasive threat to health and well-being, and entail a significant burden...

Poor adherence to treatment is a major barrier to the effectiveness of HIV medicines. The aim of this study was to explore and conceptualise patterns and difficulties for clinicians related to patient adherence to HIV medication. In no previous ...

There is a wealth of empirical data on predicting patient adherence to treatment recommendations based on subjective and objective assessments of health status and disease severity. This work can be summarised by meta-analysis. In this article, we searched...

Factors contributing to treatment adherence are poorly understood, but it is known that one factor influencing patient adherence is physician-patient interactions. In this meta-analysis, a systematic ...

Physician behaviour has an important but under-researched impact on children's and parents' compliance. To address this need, research was reviewed in the following thematic areas: children's and adolescents' perceptions of doctors' behaviour ...

Poor adherence to drug treatment can have disastrous consequences for patients with mental illness. The aim of this project was to develop recommendations for addressing adherence problems to improve treatment outcomes....

David S Friedman, Steven R Hahn, Laurie Gelb, Jason Tan, Sonali N Shah, Elizabeth E Kim, Thom J Zimmerman, Harry A Quigley The aim of this article was to use multiple data sources to identify factors influencing patient adherence to topical...

The cognitive and emotional dimensions of the doctor-patient relationship (working covenant) were examined in relation to patients' beliefs about the usefulness of treatment (perceived usefulness), patients' beliefs about their ability to adhere to treatment (adherence...

Working alliance has been shown to be a consistent predictor of patient outcome and satisfaction with psychotherapy. This study investigates the role of work alliance and related behavioural indicators in predicting medical outcome. The cognitive and emotional dimensions of the relationship ...

Over the past two decades, the doctor-patient relationship has become an integral part of the treatment of patients with a myriad of conditions. The psychological, emotional and behavioural dimensions of patient-physician collaboration, as well as patients' attachment styles, have been...

Objectives: The therapeutic alliance is the arena in which psychopharmacological and other therapeutic interventions occur. The nature and quality of the therapeutic alliance can influence treatment adherence and the realisation of the benefits of effective treatment....

Adherence to treatment is a major determinant of treatment success. Non-adherence is a serious problem that affects not only the patient but also the healthcare system. Patient non-adherence to medication leads to significant...

Treatment of chronic diseases usually involves long-term use of pharmacotherapy. Although these medications are effective in controlling disease, the full benefits are often not obtained because some 50% patients do not take their medication as prescribed. Factors ...

Low adherence to prescribed medical interventions is an ever-present and complex problem, particularly for patients with chronic illness. With the increase in the number of medications that do more benefit than harm when taken as prescribed,...

This used to be called non-compliance , and the patients themselves were described as difficult . However, regardless of the terminology, children's reluctance to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens or failure to do so reduces the effectiveness of treatment, often leading to additional care,...