Background: Suboptimum medication adherence is common in the United States and leads
to serious negative health consequences but may respond to intervention. Purpose: To …

Adherence to medications is dependent upon a variety of factors, including individual
characteristics of the patient, the patient's family and culture, interactions with healthcare …

Background Medication nonadherence is a common problem among the elderly. Objective
To conduct a systematic review of the published literature describing potential nonfinancial …

Context Despite concerns about drug safety, current information on older adults' use of
prescription and over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements is limited. Objective …

Background High patient out-of-pocket (OOP) spending for medical care is associated with
medical debt, distress about household finances, and forgoing medical care because of cost …

Background: Medication nonadherence is associated with worse outcomes in patients with
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), a group who requires long-term therapy for …

There is increasing interest in estimating and drawing inferences about risk or prevalence
ratios and differences instead of odds ratios in the regression setting. Recent publications …

BACKGROUND: Comorbidity, disability, and polypharmacy commonly complicate the care
of patients with heart failure. These factors can change biological response to therapy …

On average, only 50% of adults adhere to chronic disease medications 1, 2; and in the case
of high blood pressure (BP), lower levels of adherence are associated with worse BP control …

Background: Many patients do not adhere to treatment because they cannot afford their
prescription medications, putting them at increased risk of adverse health outcomes. We …