title: Treatment adherence in chronic disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 350 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria St., Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. dunbar@pitt.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunbar-Jacob
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mortimer-Stephens
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance