BACKGROUND Patient compliance seems to be highly dependent on the number of daily doses. However, it is unclear whether this effect is still present in the case of infrequent regimens during short-term antibiotic treatment. The aim of this study was to find out whether a once-daily antibiotic regimen provides better patient compliance in the case of common respiratory tract infections than a tw...

BACKGROUND Compliance with treatment is a sine qua non for successful treatment of chronic conditions like hypertension. Fixed-dose combinations are designed to simplify the medication regimen and potentially improve compliance. However the data on comparison of fixed-dose combination with free-drug regimen to improve patient's medication compliance is limited. METHODS We conducted a MEDLINE ...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological changes leading to chronic diseases are becoming more important day by day. Hypertension is also known as a chronic disease. Worldwide prevalence of hypertension have caused serious complications. The disease has become a health problem in all communities. This research aims at analyze the correlation between compliance with the treatment regimen and health locus of c...

Background: A thoracic curve degree of greater than 45° leads to thoracic hyperkyphosis, and its common treatment method is orthotic treatment. The acceptance rate of spinal orthosis depends on in-brace correction, patient`s compliance and quality of life. Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare in-brace correction, compliance and quality of life in patients with thoracic hyperkyphosis ...

Introduction: Adherence to the treatment regimen is among the key principles in chronic diseases, like thalassemia. The difficult treatment of these patients and the significant biopsychosocial changes that occur during adolescence may lead to numerous psychosocial changes. Such issuesmay affect their adherence to the treatment regimen. Objective: The current study aimedto deter...

background: the eradication of helicobacter pylori infection, commonly prevailing in the stomach, has been important since its introduction. adequate preparations should be made in finding alternatives when faced with first-line treatment failures. currently, ideal second-line treatments are indistinct and varied among countries as result of different antibiotic resistance patterns. we aimed to...

The purpose of this study was to assess the compliance with therapeutic regimen in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) attending the cardiology outpatient department of Sree Gokulam Medical College Hospital (SGMCH) .The objectives of the study were to assess the level of compliance with therapeutic regimen, to identify factors contributing to therapeutic compliance of patients with CAD ...