OBJECTIVE Our objectives were to examine how certain aspects of provider-patient communication recommended by national asthma guidelines (ie, provider asking for child and caregiver input into the asthma treatment plan) were associated with child asthma medication adherence 1 month after an audio-taped medical visit. METHODS Children ages 8 through 16 with mild, moderate, or severe persistent...

7 Chapter summary Medication adherence is viewed as an important component in the treatment of many medical conditions. Adherence to appropriate medication therapy can improve health outcomes and has the potential to reduce the use of other health care services. At the same time, improved adherence increases spending on medications. This issue has led to a proliferation of research on policies ...

BACKGROUND Numerous empirical studies from various populations and settings link patient treatment adherence to physician-patient communication. Meta-analysis allows estimates of the overall effects both in correlational research and in experimental interventions involving the training of physicians' communication skills. OBJECTIVES Calculation and analysis of "r effect sizes" and moderators ...

effect of self management programs on dietary adherence and interdialytic weight gain in patients undergoing hemodialysis.    baljani es [1] *, habibzadeh h [2] , rahimi j [3] , azimpour a [4] , salimi s [5]     received: 1 mar, 2013 accepted: 21 apr, 2013  abstract  background & aims : poor adherence to dietary among dialysis patients is a common and serious problem among patients. despite of ...

Health-care delivery according to clinical practice guidelines is thought to be critical in achieving optimal outcomes. This study aimed to assess the extent to which practice performance in intrauterine insemination (IUI) care is consistent with guideline recommendations and to evaluate the association between guideline adherence and outcome of IUI care. In a retrospective cohort study, 1100 i...

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy reduces morbidity and mortality; however rates of non-adherence are variable among women for unclear reasons. This study was a single-center qualitative analysis of interviews with 18 female HIV-positive non-adherent patients (defined by virologic failure) to explore psychosocial factors impacting adherence. Factors identified were categorized as promoting, i...