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Results: Medication compliance and medication persistence are two different constructs. Medication compliance (synonym: adherence) refers to the degree or extent of conformity to the recommendations about day-to-day treatment by the provider with respect to the timing, dosage, and frequency. It may be defined as "the extent to which a patient ...
- Joyce A. Cramer, Anuja Roy, Anita Burrell, Carol J. Fairchild, Mahesh J. Fuldeore, Daniel A. Ollendo...
- 2008
Medication compliance (synonym: adherence) refers to the degree or extent of conformity to the recommendations about day-to-day treatment by the provider with respect to the timing, dosage, and frequency. It may be defined as “the extent to which a patient acts in accordance with the prescribed interval, and dose of a dosing regimen.”.
- Joyce A. Cramer, Anuja Roy, Anita Burrell, Carol J. Fairchild, Mahesh J. Fuldeore, Daniel A. Ollendo...
- 2008
The new definition of compliance given in this concept analysis provides clarity and directions for future inquiry and nursing practice. The findings are beneficial for nurses in constructing a tool to predict compliance behavior for a given patient and condition, including a relationship model that focuses on the role of healthcare providers and patients.
Mar 8, 1997 · At long last the “compliance problem” may be getting a new name and, with it, a new view of the patient's role in the doctor-patient relationship. A report published this week by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain's working party on medicine taking recommends that “concordance” should replace the term “compliance.”1 Although substitute terms have been suggested and ...
- Patricia Dolan Mullen
- 1997
Jun 25, 2007 · The definitions are geared toward future standardization in medical research to allow for comparisons among reports, and use of compliance and persistence data for pharmacoeconomic evaluations. They will also assist researchers in re-evaluating both the earlier literature and its application in practice, with a better understanding of the differences between compliance and persistence measures.
- Joyce A. Cramer, Anuja Roy, Anita Burrell, Carol J. Fairchild, Mahesh J. Fuldeore, Daniel A. Ollendo...
- 2008
current use of the drug: Definition of time period allowed or considered between the new prescription dispensing and the one refill. Early Non-persistence: Later-stage Persistence: Two or more refills (i.e., the new prescription was dispensed and at least 2 refills of that prescription were dispensed) over a time period consistent with current ...
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Reduction, fluctuation, or disappearance of symptoms. Inconvenient or restrictive precautions (eg, no alcohol or cheese) Children are less likely than adults to adhere to a treatment regimen. Adherence is worst with chronic disorders requiring complex, long-term treatment (eg, juvenile diabetes, asthma). Parents may not clearly understand ...
