People with coexisting diabetes, chronic kidney disease and hypertension report the psychosocial effects of being prescribed multiple medications.

Context Adherence to prescribed medication is estimated to occur in only 50% of patients. As the numbers of comorbid conditions and medications increase, the risk of medication non-adherence also increases. Interventions to improve medication adherence are often complex, multifactorial and individualised. Rooted in this individualised approach is a need to understand the behavioural motivations and challenges that influence patient adherence to medicines. One proposed intervention strategy utilises motivational interviewing (MI) to explore and resolve resistance to medication adherence. In this study, Williams and Manias examined patients’ responses during an MI intervention designed to improve medication adherence.