Medication adherence and heart failure.
Heart failure remains among the most prevalent and burdensome medical conditions in the United States. With increasing awareness regarding resource use and costs of care, there has been significant interest in the identification of factors that influence rates of hospitalization and readmission in individuals with heart failure. Medication adherence has been identified as one such modifiable factor. Many barriers to medication adherence have been identified and include factors related to the patient, those related to their medical condition, their medical regimen, the healthcare system and others that are social and socioeconomic in nature. Identification of these barriers has led to novel interventions for improving medication adherence with the goal of improving the care of individuals with heart failure.
Cardiovascular Center, Boston Medical Center, 88 East Newton Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA, eric.riles@bmc.org.
Eric M
EM
Riles
Anuja V
AV
Jain
A Mark
AM
Fendrick
D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016903:Drug Monitoring
D002317:Cardiovascular Agents