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 Objectives: Despite the implementation of effective preventive and therapeutic programs, the expected success in reducing and controlling tuberculosis (TB) cases, has not yet been achieved. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate adherence to anti-TB drug regimen and its related factors in patients with TB in Qom province. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study,...

  Background and Aim: Post-kidney transplant survival relies on patient adherence to the intake of immunosuppressive medication. Non-adherence to immunosuppressive drugs leads to rejection, graft loss, dialysis, lower quality of life, increased costs and mortality. Quality of life may be useful to identify non-adherence. The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between medic...

Introduction: Medication adherence is essential to improve outcomes emanated from the disease. The increase in the complexity of the medical regimens causes poor adherence in patients with heart failure; also, the progressive nature of Heart Failure (HF) and its complicated drug regimens are mostly stressful. This study has been conducted on the HF patients at the heart hospital of Kermanshah c...

Background and objective: Not adhering to treatment advices has always been considered as an important and multidimensional problem in health field. Present study aimed to investigate the relationship between disease perception, coping strategies and social support with adherence to treatment among patients with cardiovascular diseases. Materials and Methods: In this research study, a correl...

Introduction: Adherence of standards requires the continuous of education for nurses. Effective educational methods for increasing knowledge and enhancing skills is group discussion. The purpose is to determine the effect of education of medication by small groups discussion on nursing adherence in intensive care units of medication Standards. Methods: In this semi-experimental study the inten...

چکیده: Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the chronic diseases of the central nervous system, management and treatment of which are hinged upon proper treatment adherence. In this study, we sought to determine the effect of self-management program on treatment adherence in patients with MS. Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted on 78 patients with MS referred to MS Asso...

Background and purpose: Patients with acute coronary syndrome suffer from relapse and progression of disability due to poor adherence to treatment plans. The current study aimed to determine the effect of teach-back on treatment adherence in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Materials and methods: A semi-experimental study was carried out in 70 patients with acute coronary syndrome in car...