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To review three decades of scientific research on patient compliance to medical interventions and evaluate methodological challenges and evolving theoretical models.

October 1, 2001Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and TherapeuticsOpen Access

Patient adherence to treatment: three decades of research. A comprehensive review

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EVEtienne VermeireUniversity of Antwerp HHHilary HearnshawUniversity of Leicester PRPaul Van RoyenUniversity of Antwerp

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Comprehensive review reveals methodological flaws and overlooked patient perspectives in treatment compliance, highlighting the need for concordance models in chronic illness care.

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To review three decades of scientific research on patient compliance to medical interventions and evaluate methodological challenges and evolving theoretical models.
Conducted a comprehensive multi-database literature search covering thirty years of quantitative and qualitative research on adherence and compliance to medical interventions.
Evaluated methodological rigor, measurement standards, conceptual definitions of compliance, and models of the doctor-patient relationship across chronic disease populations.
Quantitative compliance studies exhibited variable methodological quality, marked by the absence of a measurement gold standard and widespread ambiguity in defining adherence types.
Patient perspectives were largely neglected in early compliance research, contrasting with newer qualitative insights and concordance models that highlight shared decision-making, professional empathy, and individual health beliefs.

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Vermeire et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd28025f9113867535a04d https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2710.2001.00363.x

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Comprehensive review reveals methodological flaws and overlooked patient perspectives in treatment compliance, highlighting the need for concordance models in chronic illness care.

Patient adherence to treatment: three decades of research. A comprehensive review

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Patient adherence to treatment: three decades of research. A comprehensive review

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