patient adherence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpatientandadherence
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patient
adjective
uk/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/us/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
having ...
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adherence
noun[U]
uk/ədˈhɪə.rəns/us/ədˈhɪr.əns/
the fact of someone behaving exactly according to rules, ...
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(Definition ofpatientandadherencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Patientadherenceto counselling or support group recommendations and exercise programmes was low.
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Counselors are responsible and accountable for long-termpatientadherence, and they have the final word in the decisions regarding the start of the treatment.
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Patientadherencerate was 85% for physician-implemented recommendations and 46% for self-care recommendations.
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Collectively, these results indicate that technologies used for screening and diagnosis of cervical dysplasia and related clinical procedures are one factor affectingpatientadherence.
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The break-even point forpatientadherencewas 25.28 percent, where the net savings covered the cost of home monitoring.
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The actual first year averagepatientadherencewas 74 percent.
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Approaches to the enhancement ofpatientadherenceto antidepressant medication treatment.
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Such nuances of thought and language bear on what sort of health services will be useful and onpatientadherence.
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Finally,patientadherenceto guidelines-a key component in assessing the costs and benefits of guidelines-has been shown to vary by age, race, education, comorbidities, and income (62;76).
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Underuse, including poorpatientadherence, has adverse health and quality of life effects and may lead to greater long-term expenditures than would have been needed.
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Depression is a risk factor for noncompliance with medical treatment : metaanalysis of the effects of anxiety and depression onpatientadherence.
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One of the priority areas ispatientadherenceor compliance.
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This inefficient practice leads to dispensing errors while lowering the rate ofpatientadherence.
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Many gamblers believe that the chances of losing 6 in a row are remote, and that with apatientadherence to the strategy they will slowly increase their bankroll.
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