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>