title: [Adherence and persistence in elderly subjects].
abstract: Persistence and adherence describe complementary aspects of the medication. Persistence is defined as the duration of treatment intake, and compliance as the quality of drug intake in all its dimensions (dosage, frequency, regularity, duration). Their respect is to improve the benefit-risk medication. The prescription must be accompanied in the elderly of quality information and the development of assistive devices and human resources.
authors.affiliation: Pôle de Gérontologie Clinique, CHU, Hôpital Bellier, Nantes. Gilles.berrut@chu-nantes.fr
authors.forename: Laure
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Decker
authors.forename: Aude
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gouraud
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berrut
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004349:Drug Packaging / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017010:Reminder Systems; D016903:Drug Monitoring