OBJECTIVES To assess variation in and determinants of rheumatologist guideline adherence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in daily practice. METHODS In this retrospective observational study, guideline adherence in the first year of treatment was assessed for 7 predefined parameters on diagnostics, treatment and follow-up in all adult patients with RA with a first outpatient clinic...

Objective: Assessing the behavioral characteristics and family attitudes of children adolescents in diabetes is linked to determining reasons for difficulties dietary adherence. Our aim was assess relationship between characteristics, diagnosed with type 1 mellitus (T1DM), adherence glycemic control. Method: Fifty-four patients T1DM 47 controls aged 7-18 years were included study together their...

In BrIef Non-adherence can have profound clinical consequences in the treatment of chronic diseases— especially cancer. Medication non-adherence in patients with cancer is a growing concern today due to the increasing availability of new oral agents. Many factors contribute to patient non-adherence to treatment regimens. Understanding the potential barriers and factors that affect patient adher...

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...

BACKGROUND This is the first cross-sectional study that aims to examine associations between beliefs about medication and non-adherence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, taking potential psychological confounders into account. METHODS Eligible patients (diagnosed with RA for ≥1 year or ≥18 years, using greater than or equal to one disease-...

Based on a qualitative interview study conducted in eastern Nepal, this paper explores the quality of services received by people with leprosy and the impact of quality of services received on adherence behaviour. The study found that a person's status within the family and community influenced the quality of care, which in turn affected adherence to treatment. Five major types of deficiency in...

BACKGROUND Variation in cancer survival persists between comparable nations and appears to be due, in part, to primary care practitioners (PCPs) having different thresholds for acting definitively in response to cancer-related symptoms. AIM To explore whether cancer guidelines, and adherence to them, differ between jurisdictions and impacts on PCPs' propensity to take definitive action on can...