Objective In patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
disease control is still suboptimal—incorrect inhalation technique and medication non …

OBJECTIVE: Nonadherence to medications for mental disorders substantially limits
treatment effectiveness and results in higher rates of relapse, hospitalization, and disability …

We agree with the authors of this important piece that many self-report measures of
medication adherence have lacked adequate reliability and strong evidence of validity …

In severe asthma, poor control could reflect issues of medication adherence or inhaler
technique, or that the condition is refractory. This study aimed to determine if an intervention …

Objective To examine the relationships between inhaler satisfaction, treatment compliance
and health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods …

Medication adherence has received a great deal of attention over the past several decades;
however, its definition and measurement remain elusive. The authors propose a new …

Context Patient recall of treatment information is a key variable towards chronic disease
(CD) management. It is unclear what communication and patient participation characteristics …

Purpose To identify the barriers to antiepileptic drug (AED) adherence among adults with
epilepsy (AWE). The impact of AED non-adherence on quality of life (QoL) was also …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem, associated
with considerable morbidity and health care costs. The global burden of COPD morbidity is …

We sought to evaluate the prevalence of medication understanding and non‐adherence of
entire drug regimens among kidney transplantation (KT) recipients and to examine …