Medication Adherence - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[The parent questionnaire "ADHD-knowledge and motivation for treatment" - development and first results]

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Psychoeducation of parents and caregivers is an important component of treatment for ADHD. So far, standardized instruments to indicate an evaluate psychoeducation are scarce. This study describes the development of a parent questionnaire ... Read more...

Exploring patients' reasons for discontinuance of heart medications.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Despite the importance of secondary prevention, nonadherence rates for patients with myocardial infarction (MI) range from 13% to 60% for prescribed, evidence-based medicines. Although rates and consequences of discontinuance vary for ... Read more...

The September epidemic of asthma in Israel.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The seasonality of asthma morbidity is well recognized. A peak in asthma exacerbations in September has been noted for years at our center. OBJECTIVE: To examine the hypothesis that the increment in asthma exacerbations in September is ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medication Adherence - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [The parent questionnaire "ADHD-knowledge and motivation for treatment" - development and first results] 30 Aug 2009
• Exploring patients' reasons for discontinuance of heart medications. 30 Aug 2009
• Commentary: listening to the patients' perspective. 30 Aug 2009
• The September epidemic of asthma in Israel. 30 Aug 2009
• Patient trust-in-physician and race are predictors of adherence to medical management in inflammatory bowel disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Adherence of adolescents to multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapy. 30 Jul 2009
• Denial and acceptance coping styles and medication adherence in schizophrenia. 30 Jul 2009
• Perceived barriers to clinic appointments for adolescents with sickle cell disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Parental angst making and revisiting decisions about treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 25 Jul 2009
• Supporting children to adhere to anti-retroviral therapy in urban Malawi: multi method insights. 12 Jul 2009
• Evaluation of an outpatient intervention for women with severe depression and a history of childhood trauma. 29 Jun 2009
• Improving adherence in mood disorders: the struggle against relapse, recurrence and suicide risk. 29 Jun 2009
• Telephone nurse counseling improves HIV medication adherence: an effectiveness study. 29 Jun 2009
• Impact of positive and negative beliefs about inhaled corticosteroids on adherence in inner-city asthmatic patients. 29 Jun 2009
• Physician-patient communication as a tool that can change adherence. 29 Jun 2009
• Psychiatric and substance use disorders comorbidities in veterans with hepatitis C virus and HIV coinfection. 29 Jun 2009
• Male eating disorders and therapy: a controlled pilot study with one year follow-up. 26 Jun 2009
• The Danish Barriers Questionnaire-II: preliminary validation in cancer pain patients. 20 Jun 2009
• Persistence and compliance to antidepressant treatment in patients with depression: a chart review. 14 Jun 2009
• Improving medication adherence remains a challenge for providers. 13 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Medication Adherence'

Definition: Voluntary cooperation of the patient in taking drugs or medicine as prescribed. This includes timing, dosage, and frequency.

Descriptor UI: D055118

Alternative terms: Medication Adherence; Adherence, Medication; Medication Compliance; Compliance, Medication; Medication Nonadherence; Nonadherence, Medication; Medication Non-Compliance; Medication Non Compliance; Non-Compliance, Medication; Medication Noncompliance; Noncompliance, Medication; Medication Non-Adherence; Medication Non Adherence; Non-Adherence, Medication; Medication Persistence; Persistence, Medication;

Related Mesh Headings: Treatment Refusal;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: F01.145.488.500.500; N05.300.150.600.600.500;

History Note: 2009

Technical Notes: medication non-adherence goes here; distinguish from TREATMENT REFUSAL