The impact of depressive symptoms and psychosocial factors on medication adherence in cardiovascular disease

The necessity–concerns framework predicts adherence to medication in multiple illness conditions: A meta-analysis

“…Of the papers relating beliefs about medicines to a measure of medication adherence, some report only necessity beliefs are correlated to medication adherence [19,21,22,[35][36][37][38] while others have found only concern beliefs to be correlated to medication adherence [30,[39][40][41][42][43]. In some studies, the necessity-concerns differential was shown to have a stronger correlation with adherence than necessity or concern beliefs alone [4,20,44,45].…”

Help needed in medication self-management for people with visual impairment: case–control study

“…8 Many older people require long-term complex therapies for the management of multiple chronic diseases: medication adherence is of key importance in optimising the overall effectiveness of their health care. 9,10 Those with reduced visual acuity may be at particular risk of medication nonadherence, with potential adverse consequences for their health, but little is known about the impact of visual impairment on medication selfmanagement. Medication non-adherence in older people has not been well described.…”

“…11,12 However, recent estimates indicate that, in the developed world, only approximately 50% of patients with chronic disease adhere to treatment recommendations. 13 Various predictors of adherence have been identified, including the complexity and costs of treatment, characteristics of the illness, and personal factors, 13 such as physical dependency, 14 concerns about medicines, 9,15 and social support. 15 GPs are the key coordinators in prescribing in primary care.…”

Relations entre le soutien à l'autonomie, la motivation autodéterminée, le sentiment de compétence et l'adhérence médicamenteuse chez une population coronarienne du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean /

“…Certaines variables sociodémographiques -entre autres, l'âge, le sexe, le revenu, l'état civil et le niveau d'éducation-ont été dentifiées dans plusieurs études comme reliées à l'adhérence médicamenteuse chez les individus soufïrant de maladies cardiovasculaires (Bane et al, 2006;Byrne et al, 2005;Dunbar-Jacob et al, 2003;Gehi et al, 2007;Ho et al, 2006;Ho et ai., 2008;Home & Weinman, 1999;Kulkarni et ai., 2006;Newby et al, 2006). Tel qu'il avait été aussi relevé, d'autres études, y compris celles s'intéressant à l'applicabilité de la TAD à l'adhérence médicamenteuse chez des personnes souffrant de problématiques de santé diverses, n'avaient pas déterminé de relation entre certaines variables sociodémographiques (la race, l'âge, le sexe, le revenu, l'état civil, le niveau d'éducation, le statut d'emploi et le fait de vivre seul) et l'adhérence médicamenteuse (Byrne et al, 2005;Dunbar-Jacob et al, 2003;Gehi et al, 2007;Home & Weinman, 1999;Kennedy et al, 2004;Kulkarni et al, 2006;Williams, Rodin, et al, 1998).…”