Background Patients' beliefs about treatment influence treatment engagement and
adherence. The Necessity-Concerns Framework postulates that adherence is influenced by …

Objective This meta-analysis investigated whether beliefs in the necessity and concerns of
medicine and the necessity–concerns differential are correlated with medication adherence …

Objective Psychological distress has been associated with poor outcomes in patients with
chronic heart failure (HF), which is assumed to be partly due to poor HF self-care behavior …

Background: Insufficient adherence to treatment is a relevant problem. This study aims to
determine the impact of health locus of control, stress coping style and level of mindfulness …

Objectives To assess treatment adherence in children with functional constipation and to
evaluate the association with parental beliefs about medication, illness perceptions …

Background: Concern about adherence to oral agents among patients with cancer has
grown as more oral agents are being used for cancer treatment. Knowledge of common …

Despite the benefits of diuretics for treating the symptoms of heart failure (HF), patients may
report side effects and intentionally not adhere to diuretic regimens. Positive internal …

Background: Psychological factors may be involved in both the development and treatment
of somatic diseases. Our study aimed to evaluate the style of coping with stress, health …

Purpose Beliefs about medicines impact on adherence, but eliciting core beliefs about
medicines in individual patients is difficult. One method that has the potential to elicit …

Background Non-adherence to cardiovascular medications is a problem worldwide, even in
Australia, which has a socialized medical system, Medicare. Objective The aim of this …