#PAGE_PARAMS# #ADS_HEAD_SCRIPTS# #MICRODATA#

Non-compliance – Some Myths, Some Facts


Authors: P. Kardas
Authors‘ workplace: Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Published in: Čas. Lék. čes. 2004; : 556-559
Category:

Overview

Patient non-compliance is a common problem, well known to every practitioner. It is widespread among all patients,regardless of the disease type and intensity. The consequences of non-compliance are very serious, and includeinefficacy of applied treatment, deterioration of patient’s health state, necessity of additional tests and hospitalisationor even death. Non-compliance also generates increased expenditure within the health care system. Despite all theseserious consequences, in many cases doctors do not fully realise how frequently it occurs. Fortunately, there areways to achieve better compliance. Their implementation may contribute to achieving better results of the therapyand reducing health system expanses at the same time.

Key words:
patient compliance, therapy, doctor-patient communication.

Full text is not available online.
If interested in a scan of this journal, contact NTO ČLS JEP.

Labels
Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain management Dental Hygienist
Topics Journals
Login
Forgotten password

Enter the email address that you registered with. We will send you instructions on how to set a new password.

Login

Don‘t have an account?  Create new account

#ADS_BOTTOM_SCRIPTS#