Why the study?
Non-adherence negatively affects therapy efficacy, safety, and costs, representing a multifactorial problem whose influencing factors in adult patients with chronic physical diseases need identification.
What factors influence medication adherence in adult patients with chronic physical diseases?
Comparison
Factors influencing medication adherence
Design
Systematic review of systematic reviews (overview)
Authors
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Social factors merit routine assessment in adherence support; reinforces social gradient but leaves causal effects and interventions open.
What factors influence medication adherence in adult patients with chronic physical diseases?
This overview of systematic reviews highlights a social gradient in medication adherence, with socioeconomic status, social support, depression, and co-payments being key influencing factors, though much of the evidence remains uncertain.
Gast et al. (2019) studied this question.
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