Estimates of adherence to long-term medication regimens range from 17% to 80%, and
nonadherence (or nonpersistence) can lead to increased morbidity, mortality, and …

Background Despite the recent focus on improving the quality of patient information, there is
no rigorous method of assessing quality of written patient information that is applicable to all …

PURPOSE Oral anticancer drugs (eg, kinase inhibitors) play an important role in cancer
therapy. However, considerable challenges regarding medication safety of oral anticancer …

Abstract Background The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) remains one of
the most widely used mechanisms to assess patient adherence. Its translation and testing on …

Objectives. To assess adherence to long‐term medications among patients in family
medicine clinics and to evaluate relationship between adherence, beliefs about …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study reports cross-sectional medication adherence data
from year 1 of the Manitoba Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Cohort Study, a longitudinal …

The reliability and validity of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) was
assessed in a sample of Iranian hypertensive patients. In this multi-center study which lasted …

Objectives Patients' self‐report of medicine taking is a feasible method of assessing their
adherence to prescribed pharmacological treatment. Aim of this study was to assess …

Information about the reasons for non-adherence among breast cancer patients taking
tamoxifen is essential for the development of interventions that may increase adherence …

Objectives To evaluate the effect of a practice-based, culturally appropriate patient
education intervention on blood pressure (BP) and treatment adherence among patients of …