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1
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Define non-adherence.

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When a patient’s behaviour does not correspond with agreed recommendations from a healthcare provider

2
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What is the prevalence of non-adherence?

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Overall average rate of adherence is about 50%

3
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State some consequences of non-adherence.

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Increased hospital admissions (1 in 5 are because of non-adherence)  
Rejection of transplants  
Occurrence of complications  
Development of drug resistance  
Increased mortality
4
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What are the three main reasons for non-adherence?

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Regime related factors (including physical aspects e.g. packaging, complexity, side effects, duration, cost etc.)
Poor doctor-patient interaction
Psychosocial variables

5
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State some patient factors affecting recall of healthcare information.

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Anxiety
Medical knowledge
Memory impairment

6
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State some presentation factors affecting recall of healthcare information.

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Amount of information  
Order  
Stressing importance  
Specificity  
Mode of presentation  
Follow-up
7
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List some ways of improving adherence to treatment.

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Ask the patient
Simplify the regime and packaging
Improve the doctor-patient interaction (communication style and presentation)
Identify and modify beliefs
Involve significant others, wider network and potential to use assistive technology