title: Medication adherence Part three: Strategies for improving adherence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This is the third of a three part series on Medication Adherence in which the authors describe the continuum of adherence to nonadherence of medication usage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Research articles through Medline and PubMed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Understanding the magnitude and scope of the problem of medication nonadherence is the first step in reaching better adherence rates. The second step is to evaluate the risk factors for each patient for medication adherence/nonadherence. Steps are then taken to prevent nonadherence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implications for nurse practitioners include using time with patients to assist them in adherence, building a trusting relationship with patients, and developing protocols for assessing and preventing nonadherence.
authors.affiliation: Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Mary Ellen
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Kathy J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: Mary B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Neiheisel
mesh_terms: D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000523:psychology; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Medication adherence; adherence; medication nonadherence; nonadherence