Compliance Non-Adherence In Health Care

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Medication adherence is defined by the World Health Organization as “the degree to which the person's behaviour corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a health care provider.” Terms such as “compliance”, “persistence”, and “concordance” is similar to “adherence” which is related to the patients suboptimal taking the medicine. Adherence is defined as the extent to which patients are able to follow the recommendations for prescribed treatments. Adherence refers to how well patients implement the prescribed regimen. They impose different views on the relationship between the patient and the health care professional, collection of medicines from the pharmacy, and their appropriate intake although often used interchangeably. Compliance …show more content…

The causes may be related to the patient, treatment, and/or health care provider. Medication non-adherence can be defined as either the intentional or unwitting failure to take medications as prescribed. By not following the prescriber's orders correctly, the patient will experience decreased effectiveness of treatment which can lead to the worsening of their condition. [8] As a consequence, substantial numbers of patients do not benefit optimally from pharmacotherapy, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality as well as increased societal costs. Several interventions may contribute to improved adherence. However, most interventions have only a modest effect. Thus, despite the many efforts made, there has been little progress made as yet in tackling the problem of nonadherence. …show more content…

They may not start their treatment at all or decide not to fill their prescriptions in the pharmacy. Patients may use more or less than the prescribed treatment or use their medication at the wrong time. They may also discontinue treatment prematurely. Patients’ reasons for deviating from the treatment plan are diverse and may be intentional or unintentional. The causes of nonadherence may be related to the patient, treatment, and/or health care provider. For example, patients may not believe the treatment is necessary, complex treatment plans may increase the risk of nonadherence, and there may be insufficient communication between patient and

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