Non Compliance: The Problem And Solutions To Patient Noncompliance

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Introduction
Patient noncompliance is best understood as the failure to comply with a certain treatment plan that is given by a doctor. People often fail to realize that the outcome of a health issue is not solely up to the doctor or physician. However it doesn’t necessarily have to be the patient at fault either. With that fact in mind, Patient noncompliance cannot be put on a specific person because in reality no one is aware of the next person’s circumstances. Therefore evidence must be explored to determine why there is non-compliance in the first place. Essentially, it could be a number of things. Those things may include insufficient funds, a misunderstanding and/or the lack of knowledge on the issue.
Problem
The problem is, no one is exactly sure why patients are non compliant. We are aware that there are people that refuse to follow through with a doctor’s treatment plan. After all, some people feel as if they do not need the help. However, there are also those who agree to follow through, but somehow fail to thoroughly finish the plan. So what is the reason for this and how can it be solved? To solve this problem, there must first be an understanding of …show more content…

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