Patient adherence to medical treatment: a review of reviews

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Authors

Sandra van Dulmen · Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research

E.M. Sluijs · Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research

Liset van Dijk · Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research

Denise de Ridder · Utrecht University

Eibert R. Heerdink · Utrecht University

Jozien M. Bensing · Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research

Abstract

There is a scarcity of comparative studies explicitly contrasting theoretical models or their components. The relative weight of these theories and the effective components in the interventions designed to improve adherence, need to be assessed in future studies.

Topics & Keywords

Medication Adherence and Compliance Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Health Services Research

Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 55-55

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-55

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