Background Adherence to treatment, a public health issue, is of particular importance in
chronic disease therapies. Primary care practices offer ideal venues for the effective care …

Introduction About 50% of patients do not take their long-term therapy for chronic conditions
as prescribed. Many studies have centered on patients' adherence to a specific treatment or …

Background: The aims of the cross-sectional study were to measure the extent of adherence
to prescribed medications among patients affected by chronic diseases and to identify the …

Background Poor adherence to medication leads to worsening of the disease, increased
mortality and substantial rise in health care costs. Aim It was our aim to evaluate drug …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the impact of interventions by community pharmacists
on patients' adherence with chronic medication. DATA SOURCES: A MEDLINE search …

Medication adherence and persistence is recognized as a worldwide public health problem,
particularly important in the management of chronic diseases. Nonadherence to medical …

Aim. This paper is a report of a literature review to identify research involving interventions to
improve medication adherence in people with multiple co‐existing chronic conditions. Title …

Background Non-adherence to long-term therapy for chronic illnesses is considered the
major reason why patients fail to reach their clinical goals, resulting in suboptimal health …

Purpose: A number of potential determinants of medication non-adherence have been
described so far. However, the heterogenic quality of existing publications poses the need …

Background Poor adherence to long-term therapies is a public health concern that affects all
populations. Little is known about the context of adherence in chronic diseases for the …