title: [Introduction to the problem of compliance].
abstract: The following article attempts to elucidate the basic knowledge and essential statement of the problem of compliance research--based on an exemplary literature review. Characteristics of the scope of dental care are introduced into the discussion. The following is being pointed out: 1. Non-Compliance constitutes one of the major practical problems in medicine; 2. Compliance resp. Non-Compliance can only be understood appropriately from the wider structure of the doctor-patient-relationship; 3. Non-Compliance often occurs even in the case of serious diseases; and 4. Several concrete measures can be formulated which comprise an improvement of Compliance.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Micheelis
mesh_terms: D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance
vernacular_title: Einführung in die Compliance-Problematik.