RT Book, Section
A1 Sanchez, Veronica J.
A1 Robin, DiMatteo M.
A2 Feldman, Mitchell D.
A2 Christensen, John F.
A2 Satterfield, Jason M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1158312877
T1 Patient Adherence
T2 Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 4e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071767705
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1158312877
RD 2023/03/31
AB In  the  context  of  medical  treatment,  the  term  adherence  refers  to  a  patient’s  success  in  following  the  recommendations  of  a  health  care  provider  for  disease  prevention  and  treatment.  Nonadherence  (also  called  noncompliance)  refers  to  a  patient’s  failure  to  follow  these  recommendations,  such  as  by  not  filling  a  medication  prescription  or  by  stopping  the  medication  before  being  instructed  to  do  so,  improperly  using  a  medical  device,  carrying  out  prescribed  behaviors  (e.g.,  specific  exercises)  incorrectly,  or  entirely  ignoring  medical  advice  (such  as  to  avoid  certain  foods,  or  to  engage  in  disease  screening).  Nonadherence  can  be  purposeful  or  not.  The  term  “unintentional  nonadherence”  is  used  to  describe  cases  in  which  patients  believe  (mistakenly)  that  they  are  adhering  to  what  has  been  prescribed,  whereas  “intentional  nonadherence”  is  used  for  cases  in  which  patients  choose  to  disregard  treatment  recommendations  completely  or  to  modify  their  prescribed  regimens.