Abstract:The concept of "treatment engagement" has been used in many research articles to describe the behavior and process by which patients engage in treatment and medication. However, the term "treatment engagement" is often undefined and used ambiguously, with each researcher using the term, with a different, vague, or broad meaning. Given that many studies have shown that treatment engagement is directly related to clinical outcomes, the concept, should be defined more concretely. This study, therefore, aims to co… Show more
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