The widespread treatment of hypertension and resultant improvement in blood pressure
have been major contributors to the dramatic age-specific decline in heart disease and …

WHO reported that adherence among patients with chronic diseases averages only 50% in
developed countries. This is recognized as a significant public health issue, since …

Background The management of complex orthopedic infections usually includes a
prolonged course of intravenous antibiotic agents. We investigated whether oral antibiotic …

OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to evaluate the relationship between adherence to
treatment with antipsychotic medication and health expenditures. A secondary objective was …

Non-adherence is a major problem in the treatment of schizophrenia. Its high prevalence,
potentially severe consequences and associated costs make the study of this phenomenon …

Accurate measurement of antiretroviral adherence is essential for targeting and rigorously
evaluating interventions to improve adherence and prevent viral resistance. Across …

Background: Accurately monitoring and collecting drug adherence data can allow for better
understanding and interpretation of the outcomes of clinical trials. Most clinical trials use a …

Background Poor retention of participants in randomised trials can lead to missing outcome
data which can introduce bias and reduce study power, affecting the generalisability, validity …

The definition and assessment of adherence vary considerably across studies. Increasing
consensus regarding these issues is necessary to improve our understanding of adherence …

Among outpatients with schizophrenia, antipsychotic non-adherence is common, grossly
under-detected by patients and their prescribers, and is associated with poor clinical …