[Methods to improve patient's adherence: is there hope?].
An estimated 50% of all asthma patients do not take the medication as prescribed, i.e. are non-compliant. Numerous interventions have been done to improve patients' compliance have been evaluated in clinical studies, ranging from simple adjustments in the medication regimen to complex multidisciplinary interventions that address health system barriers and communication between patients and health care professionals. Beliefs or disbeliefs of health care professionals affect patients' compliance. Efforts to improve the adherence of physicians to asthma guidelines have been tested in numerous studies. Although several types of interventions are effective in improving compliance to medication for asthma, only a few indicated whether this success would actually result in clinical improvement. This review surveys the different options for enhancing compliance rates in patients with asthma.
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Robert-Koch-Klinik, Thoraxzentrum des Klinikums St. Georg gGmbH, Nikolai-Rumjanzew-Str. 100, 04207 Leipzig, Deutschland.
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D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy
D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents