How Does Depression Influence Diabetes Medication Adherence in Older Patients?

The burden of general medical conditions in patients with bipolar disorder

“…Manic and premanic episodes can increase the risk of infectious diseases (eg, cervical cancer, hepatitis C) through sexual indiscretions or unstable social behavior [16]. In contrast, current episodes of depression in bipolar disorder can decrease motivation to seek medical care when needed [28,29], and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease through sedentary lifestyle and subsequent weight gain [30][31]. Therefore, efforts to improve quality of care for patients with bipolar disorder cannot be successful without an understanding of how manic and depressive symptoms have an impact on these patients.…”

Toward Identifying the Causes and Combinations of Causes Increasing the Risks of Nonadherence to Medical Regimens: Combined Results of Two German Self-Report Surveys

“…• Factors leading to unintentional NA have to date only been sporadically investigated. Factors such as depression [27,28], dementia, or increased forgetfulness or carelessness [29 -31], or a lower than average level of health literacy [32] increase both the extent and probability of the occurrence of NA. • Recently, there has been much more attention paid to factors in the context of intentional NA.…”

Barriers to Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment

“…While much has been written about the individual psychological and behavioural determinants of adherence, such as social support (Bearman & La Greca, 2002), and mental well-being (Kilbourne, Reynolds, Good, & Sereika, 2005), the literature on structural barriers is much less developed. Structural barriers are the social, economic, institutional, political and cultural domains that collectively make up the social structures that to a greater or lesser extent influence behaviour (Shriver, Everett, & Morin, 2000;Sumartojo, 2000).…”