Use of Interventions to Overcome Medication Non-Adherence

Abstract

Medication non-adherence is a global problem and has existed for centuries. Patients have paid a very high price for their behaviour of non-adherence in the form of impaired cost, prolonged diseases, a burden to family, or even by their lives. In the era of science and technology where there is a solution for every odd problem, the issue of medication non-adherence can also find a remedy. This paper tries to highlight the factors of non-adherence and looks for solutions through various forms of technology. The review of different published literature highlights the findings of researchers and tries to assimilate a solution for addressing the prolonged problem of medication non-adherence.

Enhancement in medication adherence amidst COVID-19 using active reminders

“…Factors like patient beliefs, perception about side effects, patient physician relationship, importance given to physician instructions, disease type, severity of disease, etc. have been associated with medication non-adherence [ 18 , 19 ]. With the help of this study an attempt was made to enhance the medication adherence rate of patients during the era of lockdown imposed due to spread of COVID-19, with the help of active reminders.…”

Probability of Medication Adherence When Alarm Is Used as a Reminder

“…Non-adherence has been ascribed to a mishmash of factors related to patients' beliefs (Kleppe et al, 2017;Saha et al, 2021b) and practical factors, including resources and capabilities (Basit et al, 2020). Beliefs about medication side effects (Byer & Myers, 2000;Siegel et al, 2000) are positively associated with medication adherence (Perkins et al, 2006).…”

DEMATEL Analysis of Medication Non-Adherence Behavior of Patients

“…This study aims to find the cause and effect relationship of various factors related to medication non-adherence behaviour of patients based on the perception of physicians. The work of Saha et al, (2021) identified 95 different factors associated with the medication non-adherence behaviour of patients. With the help of a pilot survey with few physicians, seven prominent factors common among patients in Sikkim were identified for this study.…”