02717nam 2200673Ia 450 991097110430332120251117115715.09786610041237978128004123512800412349781417526277141752627097892406800439240680047(CKB)1000000000000392(EBL)284583(OCoLC)55664175(SSID)ssj0000097270(PQKBManifestationID)11120025(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000097270(PQKBWorkID)10116016(PQKB)10551207(MiAaPQ)EBC284583(Au-PeEL)EBL284583(CaPaEBR)ebr10047402(CaONFJC)MIL4123(EXLCZ)99100000000000039220040211d2003 my 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAdherence to long-term therapies evidence for action /edited by Eduardo Sabate1st ed.Geneva World Health Organization20031 online resource (206 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9789241545990 9241545992 Contents; Preface; Ackowledgement; Scientific writers; Introduction; Take-home messages; Section I - Setting the scene; Section II - Improving adherence rates: guidance for countries; Section III - Disease-specific reviews; Annexes; Where to find a copy of this bookAdherence to therapies is a primary determinant of treatment success. Poor adherence attenuates optimum clinical benefits and therefore reduces the overall effectiveness of health systems. ''Medicines will not work if you do not take them''. Medicines will not be effective if patients do not follow prescribed treatment, yet in developed countries only 50% of patients who suffer from chronic diseases adhere to treatment recommendations. In developing countries, when taken together with poor access to health care, lack of appropriate diagnosis and limited access to medicines, poor adherence is tChronic diseasesTreatmentPatient complianceMedical policyChronic diseasesTreatment.Patient compliance.Medical policy.362.16615.5Sabaté Eduardo1861211World Health Organization.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971104303321Adherence to long-term therapies4467299UNINA