Background Current health policies emphasize the need for an equitable doctor-patient
relationship, and this requires a certain level of patient empowerment. However, a …

Background A broad literature base exists for measuring medication adherence to
monotherapeutic regimens, but publications are less extensive for measuring adherence to …

Background Approximately a quarter to a half of all people fail to take their medication
regimen as prescribed (ie non-adherence). Conscientiousness, from the five-factor model of …

Objective Medication non-adherence following acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is
associated with poor clinical outcomes. A systematic review and meta-analysis were …

Objective Methodological considerations and selected null findings indicate the need to
reexamine the Type D construct. We investigated whether associations with cardiac events …

Aims Type D personality–defined as high negative affectivity (NA) and high social inhibition
(SI)–has been associated with adverse cardiovascular prognosis. We explored the …

Purpose This study aimed to explore the effects of self-efficacy on adherence to self-
management and medication among patients with chronic diseases in China. Methods A …

Objectives This study was aimed to determine the factors associated with antihypertensive
adherence based on the Health Belief Model (HBM). Methods A cross-sectional study was …

Rationale, aims and objectives Poor medication adherence is a major global public health
challenge. A valid, reliable, cost‐effective tool for measuring medication adherence would …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review was to synthesize research findings
from recently published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) targeting any phase of …