Aims Medication non‐adherence is a significant health problem. There are numerous
methods for measuring adherence, but no single method performs well on all criteria. The …

Statins are highly effective drugs prescribed to millions of people to lower LDL-cholesterol
and decrease cardiovascular risk. The benefits of statin therapy seen in randomized clinical …

Background: Hypertension is a major health problem in developing and developed
countries, and its increasing epidemy is a serious warning to take more attention to this …

Importance Adherence to cardioprotective medication regimens in the year after
hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is poor. Objective To test a multifaceted …

Background: Classifying medication adherence is important for efficiently targeting
adherence improvement interventions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of …

Many individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) experience depression that is
associated with poor health outcomes, which may be because of medication nonadherence …

Background Medication non-adherence leads to a vast range of negative outcomes in
patients with coronary artery disease. An automated web-based system managing short …

Clinical studies from WHO have demonstrated that only 50–70% of patients adhere properly
to prescribed drug therapy. Such adherence failure can impact therapeutic efficacy for the …

Importance Approximately half of patients with chronic conditions are nonadherent to
prescribed medications, and interventions have been only modestly effective. Objective To …

Objective Using meta-analytic procedures to synthesize changes in patient-centered
outcomes after medication adherence interventions. Methods Strategies to locate studies …