title: Compliance: a problem in medical management.
abstract: The prevalence of noncompliance is underestimated and the role of the physician in promoting and inhibiting complicance is not often recognized. Physicians accept the need for patient education but do not accept responsibility for the patient's compliance. The disease denial/rationalization syndrome is a useful label for emotional resistance to the treatment program. An important factor is the extent to which the physician seeks to ascertain compliance. Compliance-gaining strategies must be applied with tact and flexibility.
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations