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Adherence to treatment in clinical practice / Pamela Lofland, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Public health in the 21st century series.
- Public Health in the 21st Century
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Patient compliance.
- Health behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (104 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Novinka, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Traditionally, medical adherence has been viewed as the extent to which a patient follows a prescriber's instructions. Adherence to treatment is a relevant factor able to influence results obtained by clinical trials and clinical practice. The components of adherence can be considered by the actions of patients, professionals, family and social support programs. Concerning mental health disorders, nonadherence is related to poorer treatment outcomes, such as lack of symptom stabilization, homelessness, lower quality of life and hospitalization. This book discusses clinical treatment outcomes, along with the clinical implications adherence has on patients with social anxiety, and chronic pain. It also provides several theoretical models of adherence.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-63117-842-3
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