Adherence to antihyperglycemic treatment: a work in progress

Adherence to Hypertension Treatment and its Determinants in Patients Referred to a Tertiary Cardiology Center in Urmia, Iran

Background and Objective: Adherence to antihypertension medications is an important factor in the control of hypertension. In this regard, the present study aimed to estimate the extent of medication adherence in hypertensive patients and its determinants in the special clinic of Seyed-al Shohada Cardiovascular Tertiary Hospital in Urmia, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional st...

From Negligence to Perception of Complexities in Adherence to Treatment Process in People with Diabetes: A Grounded Theory Study

Background: Poor adherence of patients with type 2 diabetes to treatment is one of the most complex and important clinical concerns. It is the main issue of the present decade and acknowledged as a challenge to control and treat diabetes. This study was carried out to explore and understand how adherence to treatment process occurs among Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods: The presen...

A new delivery model to increase adherence to methadone maintenance treatment

Regular Reminding of the Potential Serious Complications of Poor Adherence to Treatment: A Strategy for Improving Treatment Adherence in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients

Globally, β-Thalassemia Major (β-TM) is the most commonly inherited hemolytic anemia, with a high incidence rate in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Mediterranean countries. Patients with β-TM require lifelong adherence to their distressing treatment regimens, including regular blood transfusions and daily chelation therapy.

Computers-Work in progress.

The history of computers, particularly digital ones, dates from the first quarter of the 17th century (see ref. 1 for review). The first known machine was built by Wilhelm Schickard, a professor at Tuibingen and a friend of Kepler's. Interestingly, this occurred at the same time that Napier invented logarithms. The device was built, but it, as well as the copy for Kepler, and the inventor himse...