Background. The problem of adherence to medical recommendations is always relevant. Low or nonadherence treatment has negative clinical and economic effects, such as influence on success, prolongation disease duration, increased risk hospitalization, outcomes, mortality risk.
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BACKGROUND Easily detectable predictors of nonadherence to long-term drug treatment are lacking. We investigated the association between lifestyle factors and nonadherence to statin therapy among patients with and without cardiovascular comorbidities. METHODS We included 9285 participants from the Finnish Public Sector Study who began statin therapy after completing the survey. We linked thei...

OBJECTIVES To assess the degree of immunosuppressive medication adherence in kidney transplant patients (KTPs) and to determine if there is a difference in the rate of adherence to tacrolimus (Tac), cyclosporine (CsA) and sirolimus (Sir). SUBJECTS AND METHODS From a total of 63 KTPs treated at the Clinic of Nephrology, Clinical Centre Niš, Serbia, 60 participated in the study by responding to...

BACKGROUND Significant disparities exist in cardiovascular outcomes based on race/ethnicity and gender. Rates of evidence-based medication use and long-term medication adherence also appear to be lower in racial subgroups and women but have been subject to little attention. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of race/ethnicity and gender on adherence to statin therapy for primary or second...

Asthma is one of the most common chronic inflammatory disorders in children. Nonadherence to medical therapy is a major cause of poor clinical outcome the objective of this study was evaluating factors, which are resulted in nonadherence to medical therapy in children with asthma.In this descriptive study, 150 children with asthma and nonadherent to medication therapy were enrolled. General inf...

Falta de adesão ao tratamento em pacientes submetidos a transplante pulmonar: uma questão de vida ou morte Lung transplantation is a complex intervention, requiring strict adherence to a very specific medical regimen, which involves not only drug taking but also a fairly restrictive daily routine. The extent to which patients adhere to the prescribed regimen plays a key role in achieving optima...

OBJECTIVE In cases of insufficiently controlled blood pressure, it is important for practitioners to distinguish between "nonadherence" and "nonresponse" to antihypertensive drug treatment. A reliable and valid adherence measurement based on the patient's self-report may be helpful in daily practice. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING In a primary care sample with 353 hypertensive patients, we applied ...

OBJECTIVE Medication nonadherence is a major obstacle to better control of glucose, blood pressure (BP), and LDL cholesterol in adults with diabetes. Inexpensive effective strategies to increase medication adherence are needed. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a pragmatic randomized trial, we randomly assigned 2,378 adults with diabetes mellitus who had recently been prescribed a new class of m...

This paper estimates the effects of a large employer's value-based insurance initiative designed to improve adherence to recommended treatment regimens. The intervention reduced copayments for five chronic medication classes in the context of a disease management (DM) program. Compared to a control employer that used the same DM program, adherence to medications in the value-based intervention ...

Hypertension is both a common and dangerous chronic health condition affecting a third of adults in the United States [1]. Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) is a major risk factor for myocardial infarction, stroke, congestive heart failure, and renal failure [2]. While medication nonadherence is known to be a major cause for poorly controlled hypertension [3], its assessment in clinical practice...