Patient Treatment Adherence

<p>This new book summarizes the adherence literature for a number of specific health behaviors and populations. It provides a comprehensive source on the conceptualization, interventions, and measurement of treatment adherence and a synthesis of the research across demographic and chronic diseases. The text presents problems associated with treatment adherence; theoretical models that have commonly been used to understand, predict, and/or improve adherence; adherence with specific behaviors including exercise, diet, rehabilitation, medication, and psychological therapies; and strategies in enhancing adherence.<br><br>Because chronic diseases involve similar behaviors, the handbook is organized by specific behaviors and special populations, and not by disease. Every chapter is sub-organized by specific diseases to ensure easy access for the readers and features a discussion of adherence across demographic and chronic conditions, a review of previous interventions directed at the particular behavior or population, questions and scoring algorithms for widely used measures of treatment adherence, a discussion of the clinical research, and where appropriate, policy implications. <i>Patient Treatment Adherence</i> addresses: practical recommendations to improve adherence; the impact of non-adherence including costs and health-related quality of life; methodological issues such as assessing cost-effectiveness; and the use of technological advances to improve adherence.<br><br>Intended for health service professionals, health, clinical, social, and cognitive psychologists, primary care physicians, pharmacists, and policy-makers, this text is also an excellent resource for graduate courses on health psychology and public health.</p> <p><b>Contents: </b>Preface. Introductory Remarks. <b>Part I: </b><i>What Is Treatment Adherence?</i><b>H.B. Bosworth,</b> Introduction. <b>H.B. Bosworth, C.I. Voils,</b> Theoretical Models to Understand Treatment Adherence. <b>Part II: </b><i>Factors Influencing Treatment Adherence.</i><b>K.L. Dominick, M. Morey,</b> Physical Function/Exercise and Adherence. <b>W.S. Yancy, J. Boan,</b> Adherence to Diet Recommendations. <b>L.A. Bastain, S.L. Molner, L.J. Fish, C.M. McBride,</b> Smoking Cessation and Adherence. <b>H.B. Bosworth,</b> Medication Treatment Adherence. <b>S. Zinn,</b> Patient Adherence in Rehabilitation. <b>Part III: </b><i>Treatment Adherence in Special Populations.</i><b>J. Cheng, E.C. Walter,</b> Nonadherence in Pediatrics. <b>J. Gonzalez, J.W. Williams, Jr.,</b> The Effects of Clinical Depression and Depressive Symptoms on Treatment Adherence. <b>P.S. Calhoun, M. Butterfield,</b> Treatment Adherence Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness. <b>S.C. Alexander, B. Sleath, C.E. Golin, C.T. Kalinowski,</b> Provider-Patient Communication and Treatment Adherence. <b>M. Weinberger, T. Salz,</b> Physician Adherence to Clinical- Practice Guidelines. <b>Part IV: </b><i>Methodological Issues and Treatment Adherence.</i><b>A. Ammerman, M. Tajik,</b> Treatment Adherence at the Community Level: Moving Toward Mutuality and Participatory Action. <b>C. Van Houtven, M. Weinberger, T. Carey,</b> Implications of Nonadherence for Economic Evaluation and Health Policy. <b>K. Anstrom, A. Allen, K. Weinfurt,</b> Estimating Causal Effects in Randomized Studies With Imperfect Adherence: Conceptual and Statistical Foundations. <b>D.B. Matchar, M.B. Patwardhan, G.P. Samsa,</b> Improving Adherence With Clinical Guidelines. <b>C. Skinner, S. Korbin, M. Campbell, L. Sutherland,</b> New Technologies and Their Influence on Existing Interventions. <b>H.B. Bosworth, M. Weinberger, E.Z. Oddone,</b> Conclusion.</p>