OBJECTIVES Morbidity from asthma among children is one of the most important US health concerns. This study examines the relationship of baseline nonadherence to subsequent asthma morbidity among inner-city children. METHODS A multisite, prospective, longitudinal panel study was conducted of 1199 children who were aged 4 to 9 years and had asthma and their caregivers, most of whom were parent...

OBJECTIVE Identify spatial distribution patterns of the proportion of nonadherence to tuberculosis treatment and its associated factors. METHODS We conducted an ecological study based on secondary and primary data from municipalities of the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. An exploratory analysis of the characteristics of the area and the distributions of the cases included in the ...

PURPOSE Nonadherence to hormone therapy in breast cancer survivors is common and associated with increased risk of mortality. Consistent predictors of nonadherence and nonpersistence are yet to be identified, and little research has examined psychosocial factors that may be amenable to change through intervention. This review aimed to identify predictors of nonadherence and nonpersistence to ho...

BACKGROUND Significant gaps in quality pervade U.S. health care, leading to suboptimal care and rising costs. One key factor driving the apparent quality gaps and rising costs in the current health care system is the issue of nonadherence to prescription medications. OBJECTIVE To describe quality gaps in managed care that are driven by nonadherence to prescription medications and characterize...

OBJECTIVE This study examines the association between oral antihyperglycemic medication nonadherence and subsequent hospitalization among individuals with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Using administrative claims data (2000-2001) from a managed care organization in the Midwestern U.S., this study analyzed 900 enrollees, aged 18 years and over, with type 2 diabetes who were taki...

BACKGROUND Medication nonadherence is a common problem, resulting in significant human and economic cost, which can be a challenge to identify and resolve in practice. Adherence tools have been developed to assist health care providers with managing medication nonadherence; however, there is a need to develop a literature base for using adherence tools effectively.  OBJECTIVES To (a) describe...

Introduction To establish a prediction model to predict immunosuppressive medication (IM) nonadherence in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) based on combined theory framework.

BACKGROUND Medication nonadherence rates are high. The factors predicting nonadherence in heart failure remain unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS A sample of 202 adults with heart failure was enrolled from the northeastern United States and followed for 6 months. Specific aims were to describe the types of objectively measured medication adherence (eg, taking, timing, dosing, drug holidays) and to ...