Treatment recommendations: making them stick
Friyana Bhabha
How to help patients adhere to treatment recommendationsTake Home Messages: Patients don’t always comply with the treatment recommendations given to them. Not following treatment recommendations is known as non-adherence. Non-adherence rates vary from 20% for short term conditions to 50-70% for long term conditions. If people follow treatment recommendations they may recover more quickly. Helping patients develop a solid understanding of their condition and how...