Introduction: Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling mental disorder and medication non-adherence remains a significant challenge for the patients and psychiatrists. The present study aimed to assess the impact of short-message service (SMS) on medication adherence in schizophrenic patients as compared with the control group. Methods: A total of 63 patients with schizophrenia were assigned to...

Background and Objectives: Low levels of medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes is one of the greatest challenges in the treatment and control of diabetes. This study was designed to determine medication adherence and its related factors in patients with type II diabetes. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 300patients with type 2diabetes records i...

  Background & Aim: Medication usage is the bases of disease management in patients who undergo hemodialysis. Non-adherence to medication regimen increases the incidence of complications among the patients . The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a cognitive-behavioral intervention on medication adherence in patients undergoing hemodialysis .   Methods & Materials: In this cl...

Objectives: Many patients use medicinal plants, assuming they are safe and without side effects. The present study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between the use of medicinal plants and medication adherence in the elderly patients with chronic diseases. Methods and Materials : In this descriptive and cross-sectional study, 358 patients aged 60 years or over with chronic disease...

Background and Objective: Adherence to antihypertension medications is an important factor in the control of hypertension. In this regard, the present study aimed to estimate the extent of medication adherence in hypertensive patients and its determinants in the special clinic of Seyed-al Shohada Cardiovascular Tertiary Hospital in Urmia, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional st...

Background and purpose: In hemodialysis patients, medication prescribed is essential to preserve their health and welfare, but adherence to medications is difficult. The aim of this study was to explain the experiences of patients undergoing hemodialysis about drug consumption. Materials and methods: A qualitative content analysis was conducted in Kowsar Hospital, Semnan, Iran. Twenty patien...

Background: Adherence to the medication regimen in patients with heart disease is very important and adherence to treatment is considered as an important factor in better control of disease. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of medication adherence and its related factors in patients with cardiovascular diseases after discharge from Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan. Materials an...

Background and Objective: Diabetes is the most common chronic metabolic disease in the world and one of its control principles is the patient's adherence to the physician's treatment recommendations. This study aimed to determine the adherence to medication treatment and related factors in type 2 diabetic patients referring to the Diabetes Clinic of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Hamadan, Iran, in 2...