Treatment adherence in chronic disease.
Research has addressed the problem of poor adherence for the past 4 decades. Much of the research has focused on the prevalence and predictors of adherence, research methodologies, and the development of measures of adherence. To a much lesser extent, attention has been given to intervention studies designed to evaluate strategies to improve adherence to treatment regimens. This article provides an up-to-date review of the literature on medication adherence in chronic disease.
Dunbar-Jacob
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University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 350 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria St., Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. dunbar@pitt.edu
Mortimer-Stephens
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D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance