Medication Adherence
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Food incentives to improve completion of tuberculosis treatment: randomised controlled trial in Dili, Timor-Leste.

24 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of the provision of whole food to enhance completion of treatment for tuberculosis. DESIGN: Parallel group randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Three primary care clinics in Dili, Timor-Leste. PARTICIPANTS: ... Read more...

[Drug-resistant epilepsy]

6 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Despite the introduction of many new antiepileptic drugs during recent years, about one third of the epilepsy population continue to have drug-resistant seizures. We present two hypotheses on mechanisms of drug-resistant epileptic ... Read more...

Statins in acute coronary syndromes: do the guideline recommendations match the evidence?

4 Oct 2009 On the basis of the evidence obtained from observational studies, randomized controlled trials and their meta-analyses, current guidelines recommend initiating high-dose statin therapy pre-discharge regardless of the baseline low-density lipoprotein ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medication Adherence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cost-related medication nonadherence after implementation of Medicare Part D, 2006-2007. 26 Oct 2009
• Food incentives to improve completion of tuberculosis treatment: randomised controlled trial in Dili, Timor-Leste. 24 Oct 2009
• Lost in a jungle of evidence: we need a compass. 18 Oct 2009
• [Drug-resistant epilepsy] 6 Oct 2009
• Statins in acute coronary syndromes: do the guideline recommendations match the evidence? 4 Oct 2009
• A novel measurement index for antihypertensive medication burden and its use. 3 Oct 2009
• Monitoring and evaluation of PEPFAR treatment programmes. Oct 2009
• Unscheduled bleeding in combined oral contraceptive users: focus on extended-cycle and continuous-use regimens. 29 Sep 2009
• Clinical experience in treating hypertension with fixed-dose combination therapy: angiotensin II receptor blocker losartan plus hydrochlorothiazide. 29 Sep 2009
• Compliance with multiple-dose vaccine schedules among older children, adolescents, and adults: results from a vaccine safety datalink study. 29 Sep 2009
• Correlates for completion of 3-dose regimen of HPV vaccine in female members of a managed care organization. 29 Sep 2009
• Research and reform: toward a high-value health system. 29 Sep 2009
• The healthy adherer effect. 26 Sep 2009
• The diabetes mellitus medication choice decision aid: a randomized trial. 26 Sep 2009
• Patient-centered care: what is the best measuring stick? 26 Sep 2009
• The HAART cell phone adherence trial (WelTel Kenya1): a randomized controlled trial protocol. 20 Sep 2009
• Cost is a major barrier to the use of inhaled corticosteroids for obstructive lung disease. 19 Sep 2009
• Case management for depression by health care assistants in small primary care practices: a cluster randomized trial. 13 Sep 2009
• Meta-analysis of medical regimen adherence outcomes in pediatric solid organ transplantation. 13 Sep 2009
• The Indian Polycap Study (TIPS). 3 Sep 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