Improving medication adherence may have a greater influence on the health of our
population than in the discovery of any new therapy. Patients are nonadherent to their …

Validity and reliability relate to the interpretation of scores from psychometric instruments
(eg, symptom scales, questionnaires, education tests, and observer ratings) used in clinical …

Abstract Aim The “2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management
of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease” provides an update to and consolidates new …

BACKGROUND Cancer and its treatment lead to increased financial distress for patients. To
the authors' knowledge, to date, no standardized patient‐reported outcome measure has …

Abstract Learning Objectives Describe the experiences of insured cancer patients
requesting copayment assistance in order to better understand the challenges of …

Health care costs in the United States present a major challenge to the national economic
well being. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has projected that US …

Context Medicare expenditures of patients with chronic illnesses might be reduced through
improvements in care, patient adherence, and communication. Objective To determine …

Few physicians would prescribe treatments to their patients without first discussing important
side effects. When a chemotherapy regimen prolongs survival, for example, but also causes …

Objective Up to 32% of older patients take less medication than prescribed to avoid costs,
yet a comprehensive assessment of risk factors for cost-related nonadherence (CRN) is not …

ContextThe prevalence of mixed dementia, defined as the coexistence of Alzheimer disease
(AD) and vascular dementia (VaD), is likely to increase as the population ages. ObjectivesTo …