Despite advances in healthcare, heart failure patients continue to experience complications
that could have been prevented or treated. This occurs because the only way that a …

Prognosis remains poor for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), despite improvements
in the prevention and treatment of heart failure over the last 25 years. Recent estimates …

Results: Both patients and providers described adherence to the HF regimen as" work." Both
reported the same list of tasks and knowledge requirements as key components of the HF …

Background Despite improved treatment options, heart failure remains the third most
common cause of death in Germany and the most common reason for hospitalization. The …

A systematic literature review was conducted to summarize the existing evidence on
presumed determinants of heart failure (HF) medication adherence. The aim was to assess …

The typical assessment of mediation compliance by physicians is similar to the assessment
of an iceberg from the ship captain's window. The difference is that when a captain sees ice …

Aims and objectives To determine whether a single‐item self‐report medication adherence
question predicts hospitalisation and death in patients with heart failure. Background Poor …

Background More than half of all patients with heart failure (HF) do not take medications as
prescribed, resulting in negative health outcomes. Research has shown that medication …

Medication adherence is crucial in patients with heart failure; however, the rate of
medication nonadherence in the heart failure population is 50%, making it a significant …

BACKGROUND: Despite the importance of medication adherence in heart failure, clinically
relevant cutpoints for distinguishing the level of adherence associated with outcomes are …