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Adherence to therapeutic in outpatients: literature review

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Summary:Non‐adherence to therapeutic with chronic treatments may compromise patient health, increase care costs and lead to unnecessary consultations and diagnoses, as well as additional treatments with potentially serious side effects1‐5, which can cause significant negative impacts on patients' quality of life5. Chronic diseases, due to their intrinsic nature, are particularly susceptible to non‐adhesion5. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), inadequate adherence to drug therapy in chronic diseases is considered a worldwide problem of great magnitude6. In developed countries only 50% of individuals suffering from chronic diseases adhere to drug treatments. While precarious access to health care, lack of adequate diagnosis and limited access to medicines, and poor adherence to drug therapy in developing countries are conditions that challenge successful chronic disease.
Main Authors:Ribeiro, Maria Isabel
Other Authors:Roque, Fátima; Nascimento, Luís; Herdeiro, M.T.F.
Subject:Adherence Outpatients
Year:2017
Country:Portugal
Document type:conference poster
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Language:English
Origin:Biblioteca Digital do IPB

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