Purpose of the study Medication adherence is crucial for successful Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART). Adherence may be divided into execution (how dosing history corresponds to the prescribed drug dosing regimen) and persistence (the time from the first to last taken dose). Medical Electronic Monitoring System (MEMS) monitors record bottle opening events providing a graphical prin...

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Medical non-adherence increasingly is recognized as a major medical health problem. Approximately 50% of patients do not take their medications as prescribed and such poor adherence has been shown to result in complications, death, and increased health care costs [1, 2, 5]. This problem becomes even more significant for patients with chronic illness and those who need to take medications lifeti...

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There is a bidirectional relationship between depression and chronic medical disorders. The adverse health risk behaviors and psychobiological changes associated with depression increase the risk for chronic medical disorders, and biological changes and complications associated with chronic medical disorders may precipitate depressive episodes. Comorbid depression is associated with increased m...

Numerous studies of various populations and settings link patient-provider communication or beliefs to medication adherence. A better understanding of this interplay may help to improve patient-centred communication. To predict adherence, this study used the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire and indications of the quality of the nurse's communication in terms of patient satisfaction. Patien...

Adherence to antidepressants is crucial for optimal treatment outcomes when treating depressive disorders. However, poor adherence common among patients prescribed antidepressants. This targeted review summarizes the main factors associated with adherence, interventions that promote antidepressant pharmacological aspects related and formulates 10 clinical recommendations optimize adherence. Pat...

OBJECTIVE To determine if simple adherence measures, such as twenty-four hour recall and refill history, are accurate for routine use, compared to more time-consuming measures such as pill counts. DESIGN Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a tertiary medical center in Washington. PATIENTS Men and women >30 years old with known coron...