Objectives: Non-adherence to medication is a major problem in clinical medicine, and it is important to identify predictive factors. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and related factors to medication adherence in chronic psychiatric disorder. Methods: A total of 65(34 male and 31 female) outpatients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder were randomly selected to participate in a ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the economic impact of medication non-adherence across multiple disease groups. DESIGN Systematic review. EVIDENCE REVIEW A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed and Scopus in September 2017. Studies quantifying the cost of medication non-adherence in relation to economic impact were included. Relevant information was extracted and quality assessed u...

Objectives The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge of hypertension (HTN) and investigate risk factors associated with medication adherence among hypertensive stroke patients after discharge in northwestern China. Patients and methods A cross-sectional study involving 440 Chinese hypertensive stroke patients was conducted in a tertiary hospital in Xi'an, China. Data were collected ...

Objectives: Non-adherence to medication is a major problem in clinical medicine, and it is important to identify predictive factors. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and related factors to medication adherence in chronic psychiatric disorder. Methods: A total of 65(34 male and 31 female) outpatients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder were randomly selected to participate in a ...

BACKGROUND Poor adherence to medication regimens increases adverse outcomes for patients with Type 2 diabetes. Improving medication adherence is a growing priority for clinicians and health care systems. We examine the differences between patient and provider understandings of barriers to medication adherence for Type 2 diabetes patients. METHODS We searched systematically for empirical quali...

Objectives: To provide an overview of medication adherence, discuss the potential for smartphone medication adherence applications (adherence apps) to improve medication nonadherence, evaluate features of adherence apps across operating systems (OSs), and identify future opportunities and barriers facing adherence apps. Practice description: Medication nonadherence is a common, complex, and cos...

Objective. The objectives of the study were to (a) describe various factors potentially related to objectively measured adherence to glaucoma medications and self-reported glaucoma medication adherence self-efficacy and (b) examine the relationship between patient race, the number of patient reported-problems, and adherence in taking their glaucoma medication. This was a cross-sectional study c...

OBJECTIVE High blood pressure is a modifiable risk factor for stroke, but non-adherence to antihypertensive medication is a growing concern for healthcare providers in controlling blood pressure. This study aimed to investigate the effect of adherence to antihypertensive medication on stroke incidence. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING We analysed National Health Insurance claim da...

www.pharmacypractice.org (ISSN: 1886-3655) 250 ABSTRACT Patient adherence to prescribed medication regimens is important in diabetes care to prevent or delay microvascular and macrovascular complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy and myocardial infarction. In Penang Hospital, Malaysia, pharmacists collaborate with physicians in diabetes care through a pharmacist-managed Diabetes Medicati...

Medication adherence is a behavior that is influenced by several factors, and maintaining patients' dignity is an important issue that needs to be considered in the course of treatment. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between human dignity and medication adherence in patients with heart failure. This was a cross-sectional study. A total number of 300 patients with heart fa...