Aim: To compare subjective and objective measures of adherence to prophylaxis in haemophilia. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we compared participants’ self-perceived adherence and their estimate of the number of ...

Objective: To characterize adherence to pharmacological medication and beliefs towards medication in a group of patients with hypertension in a large national hospital. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional survey among ...

OBJECTIVE: To characterize adherence to pharmacological medication and beliefs towards medication in a group of patients with hypertension in a large national hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional survey among ...

Patients’ low adherence to medical treatment in chronic illnesses is one of the biggest public health problems. Numerous studies attend to the diverse factors associated with patient adherence. However, little research ...

Background: Lack of compliance with medication prescription is common among older adults and hamper an adequate management of chronic conditions. Aim: To study the association between health literacy and medication adherence ...

Introduction: In the 1990s, Brazil adopted a public policy that allowed for universal, free access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Since then, treatment adherence has become a new challenge for administrators of sexually ...

Solid-organ transplant recipients present a high rate of non-adherence to drug treatment. Few interventional studies have included approaches aimed at increasing adherence. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ...

Adherence is the milestone of a successful therapy. Over the last decade several authors have addressed the importance of adherence for optimal results of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. Many health care systems are investing ...