Background: This study examined the extent to which cancer programs demonstrated adherence to their own prescribed screening protocol, and whether adherence to that protocol was associated with medical service utilization. The hypothesis is that higher rates of service utilization are associated with lower rates of adherence to screening protocols. Methods: Oncology social workers at Commission...

BACKGROUND Medical adherence is important in the treatment of depression. Primary medical adherence, i.e. patients collecting their newly prescribed medications from pharmacies, is very different depending on the drug prescribed OBJECTIVE To assess the rate of primary medical adherence in patients prescribed antidepressants and to identify characteristics that make patients less likely to pic...

Poor adherence to medical regimens can compromise the efficacy of treatments for children and adolescents with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). The purpose of this review is to describe medical regimens for the treatment of JRA and the rates of adherence to these regimens. We also summarize and critically the few research studies aimed at improving adherence to regimens for JRA. Finally, we...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of an institutional hand hygiene accountability program on healthcare personnel hand hygiene adherence. DESIGN Time-series design with correlation analysis. SETTING Tertiary care academic medical center, including outpatient clinics and procedural areas. PARTICIPANTS Medical center healthcare personnel. METHODS A comprehensive hand hygiene initiative was...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess adherence to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) for Abstracts by five high-impact general medical journals and to assess whether the quality of reporting was homogeneous across these journals. DESIGN This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. SETTING Randomised controlled trial (RCT) abstracts in five high-impact general...

Lack of patient adherence to medical advice (PAMA) is recognized as an area of interest. None of the previous initiatives to improve PAMA, such as patient centered care and shared decision making, have proved to be successful in terms of improving patient adherence. The aim of the present study is to assess beliefs about priorities in public health care, and adherence to medical advice, to esta...

BACKGROUND Crohn's disease (CD) is common among women of fertile age, and it often requires maintenance medical treatment. Adherence to medical treatment among women with CD prior to, during, and after pregnancy has, however, never been examined. Although CD women have increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, little is known about predictors for these outcomes in women with CD. In addition...

Title of Dissertation: PARENT PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING, ILLNESS SEVERITY, AND MEDICAL ADHERENCE IN PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION Lisa Marie Farley, Doctor of Philosophy, 2005 Dissertation directed by: Professor Clara Hill Department of Psychology This study examined parental psychological functioning, illness severity, and medical adherence in parents of pediatric heart transplant patients. ...