Introduction: Medical management is the primary modality of therapy for open angle glaucoma. Due to nature and complexity treatment its chronicity, noncompliance an important limiting factor success. In our study, we attempt identify barriers affecting adherence, persistence & compliance topical anti-glaucoma medications in order be able overcome them. Materials Methods: A structured validated ...

BACKGROUND Combination antiretroviral therapy with protease inhibitors has transformed HIV infection from a terminal condition into one that is manageable. However, the complexity of regimens makes adherence to therapy difficult. OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of different levels of adherence to therapy on virologic, immunologic, and clinical outcome; to determine modifiable conditions assoc...

AIM Good medication adherence may decrease the probability of worse outcomes and reduce unnecessary medical care costs. This study aims to evaluate medication adherence for people on statin therapy. METHODS National health insurance databases were analyzed from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2007. Study samples were patients of 45 years and older adults who took statin for the first time du...

OBJECTIVE To compare antihyperglycemic medication adherence and glycemic control between individuals with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders and a nonpsychiatric comparison group. METHODS This was a retrospective medical record review. A total of 124 subjects with diabetes (62 patients with schizophrenia or a related psychotic disorder and 62 randomly selected, age-matched patients...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper is to integrate and draw attention to research findings that support our conceptualization of adherence as being multidimensional, dynamic, and involving a triadic partnership. METHODS A review of relevant articles found in Medline, PsychLit, and reference lists provided in pertinent articles was performed. RESULTS Significant progress has been made in identi...

BACKGROUND Guideline adherence in physical therapy is far from optimal, which has consequences for the effectiveness and efficiency of physical therapy care. Programmes to enhance guideline adherence have, so far, been relatively ineffective. We systematically developed a theory-based Quality Improvement in Physical Therapy (QUIP) programme aimed at the individual performance level (practicing ...

OBJECTIVE Little is known about the guideline adherence of nurses to chemotherapy administration guidelines. We determined the guideline adherence of nurses to the Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards and the relationship between demographic characteristics and guideline adherence. METHODS Survey sheets containing two questions on demographic characteristics and 16 questions on the gu...

Ample evidence suggests that social support, self-efficacy, and adherence significantly, independently, and together affect glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but the pathway from social support to glycemic control remains unclear. This study hypothesized that the effect of social support on glycemic control was mediated sequentially by self-efficacy and adherenc...

Objectives The aim of the study was to describe adherence to health regimens and the factors associated with it among adult frequent attenders (FAs). Design This was a cross-sectional study. The study sample consisted of 462 healthcare FAs in 7 municipal health centres in northern Finland. An FA is a person who has had 8 or more outpatient visits to a GP (in a health centre) or 4 or more outpat...