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Record Nr.

UNINA9910151590703321

Autore

Bosworth Hayden B

Titolo

Enhancing Medication Adherence : The Public Health Dilemma / / by Hayden B Bosworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tarporley : , : Springer Healthcare Ltd. : , : Imprint : Springer Healthcare, , 2012

ISBN

1-908517-66-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (65 p.)

Disciplina

150

610

615.1

Soggetti

Medicine

Pharmacy

Psychology

Medicine/Public Health, general

Psychology, general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Defining medication nonadherence -- Causes of medication nonadherence -- Methods for determining medication adherence -- Evaluating adherence-enhancing interventions -- The role of healthcare providers in medication adherence -- Medication intervention recommendations -- Future directions and recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

Enhancing Medication Adherence: The Public Health Dilemma is a comprehensive guide to medication adherence for the healthcare professional. Clinicians and pharmacists alike can benefit from key opinion leader and author Hayden Bosworth’s text as he explains the details and causes behind medication nonadherence as well as methods on how healthcare providers can determine if a patient is nonadherent. Additionally, Bosworth discusses various studies, which assess adherence, adherence-related technology, best practices for clinicians and pharmacists, and future directions and recommendations in the field.