Adherence to Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Non-adherence in COPD is common and poses a significant barrier to optimal disease management. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), adherence to long-term therapies averages only 50% (WHO, 2003). Patient adherence in chronic diseases can result in poor health outcomes and increased health-care expenditures (WHO, 2003). Discontinuation of COPD therapy contributes to increasing the frequency of exacerbations, the number of hospitalisations and the mortality rate (Bourbeau & Bartlett, 2008; Regueiro et al., 1998; Vestbo et al., 2011).
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تاریخ انتشار 2012