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ad·her·ence

(ad-hēr'ĕnts),

1. The act or quality of sticking to something.
See also: adhesion.

2. The extent to which a patient continues an agreed-on mode of treatment without close supervision. Compare: compliance (2), maintenance.

[L. adhaereo, to stick to]

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adherence

(ăd-hîr′əns, -hĕr′-)

1. The process or condition of adhering; adhesion.

2. The extent to which a patient continues an agreed-upon mode of treatment under limited supervision when faced with conflicting demands.

Adherence

The sticking of “A” to “B”.

ad·her·ence

(ad-hēr'ĕns)

1. The act or quality of sticking to something.
See also: adhesion

2. The extent to which a patient complies with the prescribed treatment under limited supervision.
Compare: compliance (2) , maintenance

[L. adhaereo, to stick to]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

ad·her·ence

(ad-hēr'ĕns)

1. Act or quality of sticking to something.

2. Extent to which a patient continues an agreed-on mode of treatment without close supervision.
Compare: compliance, maintenance

[L. adhaereo, to stick to]

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However, the difference in medication adherence between the 2 groups did not reach statistical significance (t = 1.70, p = 0.09).

Regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between socio-demographic factors and medication adherence. The relationship was first examined using simple linear regression (SLR).

The relationships of social support, insight, and psychopathology with medication adherence were explored by regression analysis.

Better social support and insight in outpatients with schizophrenia partly contributed to their higher rate of adherence. The non-adherence rate in this study aligns with that from other studies, such as those by Lacro et al (16) (49.5%) and Yang et al (17) (41.2%).

Medication adherence in schizophrenia: a comparison between outpatients and relapse cases

The patients with following findings were further interrogated for poor adherence: patients with poor BP control, target organ damage, poor physical condition, obesity or conflicting answers.

In the study, the following definitions were used: medicine related adherence: to receive all the prescribed medications regularly in the last week; diet-related adherence: to consume a low-fat and low-sodium diet; exercise-related adherence: to exercise 30-60 minutes/days at least three times a week; measurement-related adherence: to measure the BP and record it at least once a day; smoking-related adherence: not to smoke (either never smoked or stopped smoking).

The factors that are effective on adherence were assessed by binary logistic regression analysis using forward stepwise with likelihood ratio method.

Predictors of adherence to medicine and lifestyle changes

The assessment of adherence of hypertensive individuals to treatment and lifestyle change recommendations/Hipertansiyonlu bireylerin tedavi ve yasam bicimi degisimine uyumlarinin degerlendirilmesi

Improving Clinic Attendance and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Through a Treatment Supporter Intervention in Uganda: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hunger, waiting time and transport costs: Time to confront challenges to ART adherence in Africa.

Lay health worker-supported tuberculosis treatment adherence in South Africa: an interrupted time-series study.

Clinical Guidelines and Evidence Review for Medicines Adherence: involving patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence.