Memory and medication compliance.
Electronic medication monitors were used to study patients' compliance with a three times daily pilocarpine regimen. In addition, standardized tests were used to measure different aspects of patients' memory performance. The 38 mostly elderly patients varied widely in their compliance and memory scores. However, no significant correlation was found between memory and medication compliance. It is concluded that lack of memory may be less important as a cause of non-compliance than is usually believed.
D000368:Aged; D004358:Drug Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance