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

Self-care is advocated as a method of improving outcomes from heart failure (HF), the final
common pathway for several prevalent illnesses, including hypertension and coronary artery …

Background Adherence to chronic therapy is a key determinant of patient health outcomes in
chronic disease. However, only about 50% of patients adhere to chronic therapy. One of the …

Background: A large body of empirical data exists on the prediction of patient adherence
from subjective and objective assessments of health status and disease severity. This work …

Human factors and ergonomics approaches have been successfully applied to study and
improve the work performance of healthcare professionals. However, there has been …

Background: Patients with heart failure who take several prescription medications
sometimes have poor adherence to their treatment regimens. Few interventions designed to …

BACKGROUND: Although many advances in the management of hypertension have been
made, success in hypertension control in real-life practice is limited. Control of hypertension …

TOPIC: Risk factors for poor adherence or nonadherence to topical glaucoma medication
regimens. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Poor adherence to glaucoma medication regimens may …

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

Background Previous interventions have shown limited success in improving medication
adherence in older adults, and this may be due to the lack of a theoretical underpinning …