Poor medication adherence in type 2 diabetes: recognizing the scope of the problem and its key contributors

WH Polonsky, RR Henry - Patient preference and adherence, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
At least 45% of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) fail to achieve adequate glycemic control
(HbA1c< 7%). One of the major contributing factors is poor medication adherence. Poor …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the common methods used to measure treatment adherence

LA Anghel, AM Farcas, RN Oprean - Medicine and pharmacy …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods This overview is based on an online search of PubMed database and includes the
relevant articles in this field. Results We included both direct and indirect methods for …

Understanding the dimensions of anti-vaccination attitudes: The vaccination attitudes examination (VAX) scale

LR Martin, KJ Petrie - Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Anti-vaccination attitudes are important predictors of vaccination behavior.
Existing measures of vaccination attitudes focus on specific age groups and/or particular …

Supporting adherence to medicines for long-term conditions

R Horne, V Cooper, V Wileman… - European …, 2019 - econtent.hogrefe.com
Pharmaceutical prescriptions are core to the treatment of most chronic illnesses, yet only half
are taken as prescribed. Despite the high costs of nonadherence to individuals and society …

Beliefs about prescribed medication among older patients with polypharmacy: a mixed methods study in primary care

B Clyne, JA Cooper, F Boland, CM Hughes… - British Journal of …, 2017 - bjgp.org
Background Polypharmacy (≥ 5 medications) is common in older patients and is associated
with adverse outcomes. Patients' beliefs about medication can influence their expectations …

2020 EULAR points to consider for the prevention, screening, assessment and management of non-adherence to treatment in people with rheumatic and …

V Ritschl, TA Stamm, D Aletaha, JWJ Bijlsma… - Annals of the …, 2021 - ard.bmj.com
Background Non-adherence to treatment could preclude reaching an optimal outcome.
Thirty to 80% of patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) do not …

Intentional and unintentional medication non-adherence in hypertension: the role of health literacy, empowerment and medication beliefs

L Náfrádi, E Galimberti, K Nakamoto… - Journal of public …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Medication non-adherence is a major public health issue, creating obstacles to
effective treatment of hypertension. Examining the underlying factors of deliberate and non …

Adherence to coronary artery disease secondary prevention medicines: exploring modifiable barriers

R Khatib, K Marshall, J Silcock, C Forrest, AS Hall - Open Heart, 2019 - openheart.bmj.com
Background Non-adherence to secondary prevention medicines (SPMs) among patients
with coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a challenge in clinical practice. This study …

Medication adherence and persistence in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a narrative review

LA Anghel, AM Farcaş, RN Oprean - Patient preference and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Several drugs are available for the treatment of autoimmune rheumatic
diseases; however, their effectiveness may be negatively influenced by inappropriate …

Tailored interventions to improve medication adherence for cardiovascular diseases

HY Xu, YJ Yu, QH Zhang, HY Hu, M Li - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the past half-century, medical research on cardiovascular disease (CVD) has achieved
a great deal; however, medication adherence is unsatisfactory. Nearly 50% of patients do …