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 ...

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 ...

OBJECTIVES: Evaluate adherence to the therapeutic prophylaxis protocol for venous thromboembolism (VTE) as well as the costs of this practice. METHODS: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted at a State General ...

Background and objectives: The consolidation of Primary Health Care, making it the leading role in the care of the individual with tuberculosis, favors the identification of respiratory symptoms, as well as the diagnosis ...

BACKGROUND: Adherence to TB treatment and therefore treatment success could be improved using digital adherence technology. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a medication event reminder monitor system (MERM) on ...

Background: Therapeutic success in acne patients not only depends in the appropriate selection of drugs but also on patient’s treatment adherence or compliance. Lack of adherence is a very important problem both in general ...

Background and ObjectivesTo ensure the effectiveness of Physical Therapy for urinary incontinence (UI), it is crucial that patients adhere to treatment in both the long and the short term. Treatment adherence may prevent ...

Introduction. Medication adherence is a public health problem and this has not been previously studied in myasthenia gravis patients Aim. To determine if patients with myasthenia gravis are adherent to treatment and ...