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Impact of pill burden on adherence to hepatitis C medication

Current Medical Research and Opinion, 2019
Objective: To describe pill burden before and after hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment initiation among patients newly treated for HCV infection, and to evaluate the association between HCV pill burden and gaps in HCV therapy.
J. An, Janet S. Lee, L. Sharpsten, A. Wilson, Feng Cao, J. Tran   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson, Ellen Wohl, Laura L. Govers, Oscar Franken, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Han Olff, Britas Klemens Eriksson, Maryann S. Watson, Luísa M.S. Borges, Tjisse van der Heide   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pengaruh Konseling Terhadap Kepatuhan Penggunaan Obat Anti Tuberkulosis Pada Pasien Tuberkulosis di Puskesmas Gorontalo

Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease and remains to be a public health issue in developing countries. Thus, the level of adherence to taking anti-tuberculosis drugs is a vital factor for patient recovery. Counseling strategy is needed in the form
Nur Rasdianah, Juliyanti Akuba, Widy Susanti Abdulkadir, Teti Sutriyati Tuloli, fitra sari dalanggo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pilot evaluation of a second-generation electronic pill box for adherence to Bedaquiline and antiretroviral therapy in drug-resistant TB/HIV co-infected patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background The introduction of Bedaquiline, the first new antimycobacterial drug in over 40 years, has highlighted the critical importance of medication adherence in drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) treatment to prevent amplified drug-resistance and ...
N. Bionghi, A. Daftary, B. Maharaj, Z. Msibi, K. R. Amico, G. Friedland, C. Orrell, N. Padayatchi, M. R. O’Donnell   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medication taking behaviour and hypertension: A review of the literature [PDF]

, 2009
Hypertension is a global illness and one that affects circa 20% of the population. Despite the effectiveness of treatment, adherence with medication is a key concern, particularly in the elderly.
Banning, M
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Integrated and closed‐loop biorefinery strategies for efficient waste valorization and biofuel production

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract Advancements in biofuel production technologies are essential for reducing global dependence on fossil fuels and addressing their overexploitation. Many valuable components of biomass, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, remain underused in traditional biorefineries, which typically rely on a single feedstock to produce a primary ...
Marcos Paulo Patta Granado, Prakhar Talwar, Sahil Sahil, Andrea Cressoni De Conti, Sonil Nanda, Janusz A. Kozinski   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a South African adult patient cohort: a retrospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background South Africa has the highest HIV prevalence and supports the largest antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme globally. With the introduction of a test and treat policy, ensuring long term optimal adherence to ART (≥95%) is essential for ...
Atika Moosa, Tanuja N. Gengiah, Lara Lewis, Kogieleum Naidoo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

No Coincidence? [PDF]

, 2014
This paper critically examines coincidence arguments and evolutionary debunking arguments against non-naturalist realism in metaethics. It advances a version of these arguments that goes roughly like this: Given a non-naturalist, realist metaethic, it ...
Bedke, Matthew S.
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Real-Time Electronic Adherence Monitoring is Feasible, Comparable to Unannounced Pill Counts, and Acceptable

AIDS and Behavior, 2011
Second generation electronic medication adherence monitors provide real-time data on pill bottle opening behavior. Feasibility, validity, and acceptability, however, have not been established. Med-eMonitor is a multi-compartment adherence device with reminder and education capacity that transmits data through a telephone connection.
Jessica E, Haberer, Gregory K, Robbins, Michele, Ybarra, Alexandra, Monk, Kathleen, Ragland, Sheri D, Weiser, Mallory O, Johnson, David R, Bangsberg   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

A Smart Pill Box to Remind of Consumption using IoT

International Journal of Computer Applications, 2018
The progress in medical technologies is one of the main contributions to the aging population. Most of the elders have chronic diseases and they need to take medications for a prolonged period of time in order to stabilize their conditions. So medication
Shilpa P. Khedkar, Sagarika Deshpande, Manasi M. Choudhari, Doreen Charles, S. Shaikh   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source