BACKGROUND Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor therapy can significantly delay the progression of diabetic nephropathy to end-stage renal failure (ESRF). The main obstacle to successful compliance with this therapy is the cost to the patients. The authors performed a cost-utility analysis from the government's perspective to see whether the province or territory should pay for ACE inh...

Non-adherence is one of the primary obstacles to successful antiretroviral therapy in HIV+ patients worldwide. In Brazil, the Domiciliary Therapeutic Assistance is a multidisciplinary and integrated home-based assistance program provided for HIV+ patients confined in their homes due to physical deficiency. This study investigated ADT's ability to monitor and promote appropriate adherence to ARV...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Despite widespread agreement that continuous positive airway pressure is effective therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, it is estimated that 50% of patients recommended for therapy are noncompliant 1 year later. Interventions to improve compliance in such patients have not been studied. We evaluated a 2 phase intervention program to improve compliance in sleep apnea patients pr...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective psychotherapy modalities used to treat depression and anxiety disorders. Homework is an integral component of CBT, but homework compliance in CBT remains problematic in real-life practice. The popularization of the mobile phone with app capabilities (smartphone) presents a unique opportunity to enhance CBT homework compliance; howe...

OBJECTIVE To assess compliance with antihypertensive therapy and healthcare utilization among African American and White Medicaid recipients who are receiving fixed-dose combination amlodipine besylate/benazepril HCl or a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker plus an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor prescribed as separate agents (free-combination). DESIGN Longitudinal, retrospective,...

263 P compliance is crucial in orthodontic treatment involving removable appliances. This is especially true for adult patients, who have no growth remaining to help compensate for poor cooperation. The orthodontist’s ability to predict a given individual’s level of compliance is also important, because patients who are not expected to be cooperative may be better treated with fixed rather than...

Low patient cooperation erodes many of the proven benefits of antihypertensive therapy. Over the last few years, there have been important advances in our understanding of the nature and management of patient compliance in hypertension and other chronic illnesses. In this article we review the theoretical foundation of compliance behavior; methods of measuring compliance; established and promis...

Low patient cooperation erodes many of the proven benefits of antihypertensive therapy. Over the last few years, there have been important advances in our understanding of the nature and management of patient compliance in hypertension and other chronic illness. In this article we review the theoretical foundation of compliance behavior; methods of measuring compliance; established and promisin...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated pharmacological compliance in hypertensive patients recruited during a 24-month period at the Hypertension Clinic of the S. Maria Nuova Hospital. METHODS The compliance profile scale was developed in order to classify compliance as sufficient, or poor. Compliance was evaluated according to patients' (1) global cardiovascular risk (hypertensive) and (2) comple...

The recent increase in the notifications of tuberculosis infections has focused the attention of healthcare professionals on reasons for the disease's resurgence. This article describes how directly observed therapy and an enlightened approach to health promotion for groups of people perceived as being at risk, could prevent further increases in incidence.