Adherance to Treatment in Medical Conditions
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Adherance to Treatment in Medical Conditions

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Adherance to Treatment in Medical Conditions

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Poor adherence or compliance to treatment has major medical, psychological and economic consequences. This monographs provides comprehensive coverage of issues and research in the area of adherence and treatment in medical conditions. It covers all aspects within this field and includes chapters on the role of doctor-patient communications; memory; adherence in specific groups, such as children and the elderly; adherence to different treatments, such as diet and exercise; and reviews of adherence in specific conditions, such as diabetes and asthma.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9781000153897
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Index

Adherence
assessment 3–8, 164–6, 237, 291, 312–15, 344, 384–93, 407, 475–7, 483–4, 499–501
checking prescriptions 6
direct measures 7, 10, 164, 313, 328
direct observation 8, 55, 164, 165, 313
doctor’s judgement 5, 10, 390
electronic measurement devices 4, 6–7, 385, 386, 391, 408, 476, 478, 479, 483, 486, 487, 490
indirect measures 64, 165–6, 237, 314, 409
objective measures 4, 5, 8, 173, 390, 392, 393, 437, 476, 490
outcome measures 7, 427, 438
pill counts 6, 7, 8, 14, 195, 236, 390, 476, 589
self-report 3–5, 10, 11, 32, 58, 194, 209, 231, 234, 235, 236, 242, 299, 301, 318, 321, 332, 333, 365, 372, 387, 389, 392, 397, 401, 402, 427, 428, 431, 476, 477, 479, 483, 484, 485, 486, 488, 489, 490, 500
Concepts 1–24, 52–4, 163–4
Definition 2–3, 8, 9, 52, 285, 327, 474, 499–501
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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Foreword
  8. List of Contributors
  9. Introduction
  10. General issues in adherence to treatment
  11. Adherence in particular groups
  12. Adherence to different treatments
  13. Adherence in specific conditions
  14. Index