Scores on a new medication adherence scale maintained a strong graded association with antihypertensive drug pharmacy fill adherence among community-dwelling seniors in a managed care organization.

Health behavior interventions are often grounded in Social Cognitive Theory, but instruments used to assess self-efficacy rely on verbal skills and yield scores that are highly positively skewed.

Drugs don't work in patients who don't take them. — C. Everett Koop, M.D. Adherence to (or compliance with) a medication regimen is generally defined as the extent to which patients take medications ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High heart failure hospitalization and mortality rates could be due in part to poor medication adherence. A ...

Background Depression is a risk factor and complication of coronary artery disease (CAD) that is associated with poor ...