Background: In pharmacotherapy, the achievement of a target clinical outcome requires a
certain level of medication intake or adherence. Based on Haynes's early empirical …

Background This was a systematic review of the literature in accordance with the Preferred
Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Evidence …

Introduction: Despite much research, interventions to improve medication adherence report
disappointing and inconsistent results. Tailored approaches that match interventions and …

Background Swallowing difficulties are common and can affect patients' ability to take solid
oral dosage forms, thus compromising medication adherence. Strategies developed by …

Background The burden of asthma and COPD among patients is high and people affected
are frequently hospitalized due to exacerbations. There are numerous reasons for the lack of …

Background: Medication adherence is the process by which patients take their medication
as prescribed and is an umbrella term that encompasses all aspects of medication use …

Background Several measures for calculating adherence to one medication from dispensing
data records have been proposed, but the nomenclature is inconsistent and computations …

Background Poor medication-adherence is common in chronic lung patients, resulting in
reduced health-outcomes and increased healthcare-costs. This study aimed to investigate …

Objectives Due to the negative outcomes of medication nonadherence, interventions to
improve adherence have been the focus of countless studies. The congruence between …

Rationale, aims and objectives To translate in G erman the 8‐item M orisky M edication A
dherence S cale (MMAS‐8 D). To validate it against objective and subjective measures of …