Concordance , adherence and compliance in medicine taking

Concordance , adherence and compliance in medicine taking Report for the National Co - ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation

Concordance, compliance, preference or adherence

The realization that patients do not always do what their doctor recommends has led to a whole area of research looking into why this is so and how to counteract it. If we assume that the practitioner is right (an area of research in itself, of course!), then how do we get the patient to follow that advice? If you have high blood pressure, but don't take the tablets is this remiss or empowering...

Improving Medication Adherence in Chronic Disease Management

Available at jfponline.com LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this activity, the primary care clinician will be bett r able to: 1. Define compliance, adherence, concordance, medication persistency, and medication interest. 2. Discuss the impact of poor adherence on clinical outcomes. 3. Describe communication techniques that can be used in the primary care setting to promote adherence. 4. Des...

Assessment of compliance to radiation safety and protection at the radiology department

Background: Several potential challenges with radiation protection (RP) and safety culture in radiology departments need to be addressed. This study assesses radiographers’ adherence to radiation protection practices in radiology departments. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among radiographers; 210 self-administrated questionnaires were sent to the participants. An ...

Compliance with Glaucoma Therapy with Eye Drops and its Determinants in Glaucoma Pa-tients Presenting to Clinics Affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Background: The present study was conducted to investigate medication compliance and its determinants in glaucoma patients presenting to Shahid Motahari Clinic affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. The correlation between quality of life and the level of medication compliance was also evaluated in these patients. Materials and Methods: The present descriptive-analyt...