Drug resistance with monitored adherence [PDF]
, 2013 Drug resistance can be defined as the failure of a drug to exert its expected effect on pharmacological biomarkers and is caused by pharmacogenetic, cellular or clinical factors.
Walter, Philipp Niklaus
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Adherence counseling during patient contacts in swiss community pharmacies [PDF]
, 2015 Numerous studies showed the effectiveness of pharmaceutical care in improving medication adherence in primary care patients. However, in daily pharmacy practice, the provision of pharmaceutical care appears to be limited.
Hersberger, Kurt E. +5 more
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Are attitudes towards medication adherence associated with medication adherence behaviours among patients with psychosis? A systematic review and meta analysis [PDF]
, 2013 Background Studies have shown patient attitudes to be an important predictor for health related behaviours including medication adherence. It is less clear whether patient attitudes are also associated with medication adherence among patients with ...
McCabe, R. +5 more
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Prevalence and predictors of patient adherence to health recommendations after acute coronary syndrome: data for targeted interventions? [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Poor adherence is a significant nursing and public health concern because it affects patients’ quality of life. It compounds the disease burden of the growing coronary heart disease population.
Lee, Wan Ling +7 more
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Factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Asian developing countries: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2011 Objective To systematically review the literature of factors affecting adherence to Antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Asian developing countries. Methods Database searches in Medline/Ovid, Cochrane library, CINAHL, Scopus and PsychINFO for studies ...
Sharada P. Wasti +18 more
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Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 2016 To conduct a comprehensive review to examine among hematological cancer patients: (1) rates of adherence to self-administered cancer treatments; and (2) factors impacting on their adherence. Fifty two eligible publications were identified. The majority focused on Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) (n=40) and Acute Lymphoid Leukaemia (ALL) (n=11) patients.
Hall, Alix E. +6 more
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Adherence to polypharmacy - use of multidrug punch cards in primary care [PDF]
, 2015 Adherence is defined as ‘the extent to which a person’s behavior – taking medication, following a diet, and/or executing lifestyle changes, corresponds with agreed recommendations from a health care provider’.
Böni, Fabienne
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Access to art, adherence and drug resistance among HIV-Positive patients in rural Tanzania [PDF]
, 2015 HIV is one of the worst pandemics in recent times, having affected more than 70 million and with a mortality rate close to 50%. Antiretroviral drugs fight viral replication and has improved life of HIV infected patients since it was introduced.
Nyogea, Daniel
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Traditional complementary and alternative medicine and antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV patients in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. [PDF]
, 2009 Adherence to antiretroviral medication in the treatment of HIV is critical, both to maximize efficacy and to minimize the emergence of drug resistance.
Ramlagan, Shandir +19 more
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Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2016 Non-adherence to treatment and medical recommendations is one of the leading causes of treatment failure, poor clinical outcomes, and increased healthcare utilization. Although non-adherence is observed across all medical specialties, adherence to treatment in dermatology deserves special attention given the multiple different routes of treatment ...
Christine S, Ahn +4 more
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