Patient non-compliance with medical recommendations is a major problem that costs billions of dollars each year. This study confirms the important role of communication, both as a form of information sharing and social support, and as a participatory take...
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A patient diary as a tool to improve medicine compliance
Compliance (Compilance) is a well-recognised but still unresolved health problem. One of the methods currently used to measure adherence to treatment recommendations in a clinical drug trial is the patient diary. Patient adherence ...
A qualitative systematic review of internal and external influences on shared decision- making in all health care settings
The aim of this review is to identify and synthesise the best available evidence on the importance of internal and external influences on shared decision-making between adult patients and healthcare professionals in all care settings....
Magnitude and associated factors of poor medication adherence among diabetic and hypertensive patients visiting public health facilities in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic
The present study aims to assess the magnitude and associated factors of poor medication adherence among patients with diabetes and hypertension visiting health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the study ...
Physician Communication and Patient Adherence to Treatment: A Meta-analysis
Numerous empirical studies from different populations and settings link adherence to treatment recommendations with doctor-patient communication. Meta-analysis allows estimation of overall effects in both correlational studies and interventions ...
Adherence to antihypertensive medications and associated factors among hypertensive patients in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis
The cornerstone of hypertension control is adherence to hypotensive medication use. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the severity and associated factors of antihypertensive medication use among ...
The challenge of patient adherence
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...
Physicians' communication with patients about adherence to HIV medication in San Francisco and Copenhagen: a qualitative study using Grounded Theory
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 ...
Health beliefs, disease severity, and patient adherence: a meta-analysis
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...
The effect of physician-patient collaboration on patient adherence in non-psychiatric medicine
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 behavior in the care of pediatric chronic illness: association with health outcomes and treatment adherence
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 ...
The expert consensus guideline series: adherence problems in patients with serious and persistent mental illness
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....
Doctor-patient communication, health-related beliefs, and adherence in glaucoma results from the Glaucoma Adherence and Persistency Study
The aim of this article was to use multiple data sources to determine factors influencing patient adherence to topical ocular hypotensive therapy. Participants in the study were three hundred patients with a new diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma, who were initially...
The physician-patient working alliance
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...
Behavioural indices in medical care outcome: the working alliance, adherence, and related factors
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 ...