patient compliance

collocation in English

meaningsofpatientandcompliance

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patient
adjective
uk
/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
us
/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
having ...
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compliance
noun[U]
us
//
uk
/kəmˈplaɪ.əns/
formal
the act of obeying an order, rule, ...
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(Definition ofpatientandcompliancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpatient compliance

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However, guideline adherence by clinicians did not take into accountpatientcomplianceto a prescribed treatment regimen.
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There is also the possibility that gene test results could influencepatientcomplianceto clinical screening.
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Many advocates and patients argued that more efficient and equitable studies could be done with betterpatientcomplianceif community physicians participated in clinical trials.
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A review of the factors associated withpatientcomplianceand the taking of prescribed medicines.
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A high degree ofpatientcomplianceis essential for this to be successful, and most authors prefer to retain control of the irradiation.
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These studies were to be performed at six month intervals andpatientcompliancewas generally good.
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Carers' knowledge was not related topatientcompliance.
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The 6-month trial period was chosen to maximizepatientcompliance.
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Issues concerned withpatientcomplianceand side effects have also been reviewed and future recommendations for research made.
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Recordingpatientcompliancedid not appear to be a good indicator, however this may be because the magnitude of the movement was not recorded.
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Additionally,patientcompliancewith alternative interventions, such as dietary advice, is usually low.
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From the literature onpatientcompliance, we do not learn what patients were told by their doctors or what they told them.
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How widespread this approach becomes depends onpatientcompliance.
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Leading technique development with regard to accuracy, reproducibility andpatientcomplianceis a key function of radiographers.
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Such cosmetic factors largely affectpatientcomplianceand the success of the study.
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No significant relationships between carer knowledge andpatientcompliancewere found.
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Methods for improvingpatientcompliancewith treatment regimens need to be developed and can be strengthened when patients themselves participate in decisions on treatment methods.
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Understanding and improvingpatientcompliance.
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In particular, the benefit of treatment may be reduced by poorpatientcompliance, and the risk of treatment may be increased by the presence of multiple pathology and other drugs.
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