The impact of the war on maintenance of long-term therapies in Ukraine
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Due to the Russian invasion, which started on 24 February 2022, the Ukrainian healthcare system is facing multiple challenges. A great number of healthcare facilities have been destroyed, while availability of other ones is often limited due to a lack of
Nataliia Khanyk +6 more
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Medication non-adherence as a cause of hospital admissions [PDF]
Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2014 Objectives: 1. To determine the profile of patients who are admitted to hospital as a result of non-adherence. 2. To obtain an estimate of the economic impact for the hospital.
N. Martínez López de Castro +5 more
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Gamification of Medication Adherence in Epilepsy [PDF]
Seizure, 2017 Adherence to medication regimens is a crucial factor in seizure-freedom and well-being for people with epilepsy. In contrast, taking medication inconsistently increases the risk of not only seizures and their adverse effects, but drug side-effects and unnecessary modifications to treatment plans.
Abdul-Rahim MI, Thomas RH
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Older people and medication taking behaviour: A review of the literature [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Older people represent a sizeable population of the UK. Many older people receive drug treatment for long term conditions. Adherence with medication is therefore an important clinical, financial and resource intensive concern.
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A pilot study of a text messaging intervention to modify illness and medication beliefs amongst patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease [PDF]
, 2019 Intentional and unintentional medication non-adherence is a particular challenge for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Non-adherence can affect patients’ quality of life, which can result in unfavorable treatment outcomes, more ...
Jones Nielsen, J. D., Riaz, S.
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Background: Medication non-adherence jeopardises the effectiveness of chronic therapies and negatively affects financial sustainability of healthcare systems.
Przemysław Kardas +18 more
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Medication Beliefs and Adherence to Antiseizure Medications
Neurology Research International, 2020 Introduction. The primary objective of our study was to determine the nature of medication beliefs and their association with adherence to antiseizure medications (ASMs) among elderly epilepsy patients. Our secondary objective was to enhance the psychometric properties and factor structure parameters of the Beliefs about Medications Questionnaire (BMQ)
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An Ecological Perspective on Medication Adherence [PDF]
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2012 Adherence to a prescribed medication regimen is influenced not only by characteristics of the individual patient, but also by factors within the patient’s environment, or so-called system level factors. Until now, however, health care system factors have received relatively little attention in explaining medication nonadherence. Ecological models might
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Intentional and non-intentional non-adherence to medication amongst breast cancer patients [PDF]
, 2005 This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with non-adherence to medication amongst a sample of breast cancer patients. 131 women with stable disease were interviewed and completed standardised psychological measures. 55% of
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Nonadherence to psoriasis medication as an outcome of limited coping resources and conflicting goals: findings from a qualitative interview study with people with psoriasis [PDF]
, 2016 Background Medication nonadherence is known to limit the effectiveness of available therapies; however, little is known specifically about medication adherence in people with psoriasis.
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