patient compliance

How Can Medication Adherence Be Improved?

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How Can Medication Adherence Be Improved? Successful strategies to improve medication adherence include 1) ensuring access to providers across the continuum of care and implementing team-based care; 2) educating and empowering patients to understand the treatment regimen and its benefits; 3) reducing barriers to obtaining medication, including cost reduction … Which intervention may improve medication

Why Don’t Mental Health Patients Adhere To Medications?

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Why Don’t Mental Health Patients Adhere To Medications? Patients with major psychiatric disorders are most likely to be non-adherent to medication due to poor reasoning and lack of insight about their illness and treatment [8, 10, 11]. Why are patients non adherent to medication? The most common reasons for patient non-compliance to medications are intentional