Measuring medication adherence in patients with incident hypertension: a retrospective cohort study

KL Tang, H Quan, DM Rabi - BMC health services research, 2017 - Springer
Background Though pharmacy claims data are commonly used to study medication
adherence, there remains no standard operational definition for adherence especially for …

The impact of health care appointment non-adherence on graft outcomes in kidney transplantation

DJ Taber, JN Fleming, CE Fominaya… - American journal of …, 2017 - karger.com
Background: Non-adherence to medication is a well-studied and known cause of late
allograft loss, but it is difficult to measure and prospectively monitor. The aim of this study …

Self-reported questionnaires for assessment adherence to treatment in patients with cardiovascular diseases

A Kubica, A Kosobucka, P Michalski… - Medical Research …, 2017 - journals.viamedica.pl
Introduction: The treatment of acute coronary syndromes, besides coronary interventions,
includes pharmaco-therapy and lifestyle changes, which together determine a favourable …

Adherence to treatment—a pivotal issue in long-term treatment of patients with cardiovascular diseases. An expert standpoint

A Kubica, M Gruchała, M Jaguszewski… - Medical Research …, 2017 - journals.viamedica.pl
The adherence to treatment is defined as the extent to which a person's behaviour, including
taking medication, following a diet, and/or executing lifestyle changes, corresponds with …