In brief: Adherence

1. Renata Arrington-Sanders, MD, MPH 1. Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, Md Interventions for Enhancing Medication Adherence . Haynes RB, Yao X, Degani A, Kripalani S, Garg A, McDonald HP. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005;4 : CD000011 Enhancing Patient Compliance in Pediatrics . Liptak GS. Pediatr Rev. 1996;17 :128– 134[OpenUrl][1][Abstract/FREE Full Text][2] Adherence to Medication . Osterberg L, Blaschke T. N Engl J Med. 2005;353 :487– 497[OpenUrl][3][CrossRef][4][PubMed][5][Web of Science][6] Telephone Reminders Improve Adolescent Clinic Attendance: A Randomized Controlled Trial . Sawyer SM, Zalan A, Bond LM. J Paediatr Child Health. 2002;38 :79– 83[OpenUrl][7][CrossRef][8][PubMed][9] Adherence to medication regimens by children who have any chronic medical condition is a complex process influenced by multiple factors, including demographics, health status, specific medications, and developmental and psychosocial characteristics of the child and family. Adherence to (or compliance with) a medical regimen is defined as the extent to which a person's behavior coincides with medical or health advice. The word “adherence” is preferred by many clinicians because “compliance” suggests that a patient is passively following the doctor's orders, while adherence suggests that the established treatment is based on a therapeutic relationship. A number of models have been developed to explain patient adherence, including the authoritarian, health belief, and ecological models. The authoritarian model, which is one of the earliest developed, results when the doctor gives an order and the patient follows. … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DPediatrics%2Bin%2BReview%26rft.stitle%253DPediatr.%2BRev.%26rft.issn%253D0191-9601%26rft.aulast%253DLiptak%26rft.auinit1%253DG.%2BS.%26rft.volume%253D17%26rft.issue%253D4%26rft.spage%253D128%26rft.epage%253D134%26rft.atitle%253DEnhancing%2BPatient%2BCompliance%2Bin%2BPediatrics%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F8637819%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/ijlink?linkType=ABST&journalCode=pedsinreview&resid=17/4/128&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F30%2F2%2Fe9.atom [3]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DNew%2BEngland%2BJournal%2Bof%2BMedicine%26rft.stitle%253DNEJM%26rft.issn%253D0028-4793%26rft.aulast%253DOsterberg%26rft.auinit1%253DL.%26rft.volume%253D353%26rft.issue%253D5%26rft.spage%253D487%26rft.epage%253D497%26rft.atitle%253DAdherence%2Bto%2BMedication%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1056%252FNEJMra050100%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F16079372%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1056/NEJMra050100&link_type=DOI [5]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=16079372&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F30%2F2%2Fe9.atom [6]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000230939000008&link_type=ISI [7]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJournal%2Bof%2Bpaediatrics%2Band%2Bchild%2Bhealth%26rft.stitle%253DJ%2BPaediatr%2BChild%2BHealth%26rft.aulast%253DSawyer%26rft.auinit1%253DS.%2BM.%26rft.volume%253D38%26rft.issue%253D1%26rft.spage%253D79%26rft.epage%253D83%26rft.atitle%253DTelephone%2Breminders%2Bimprove%2Badolescent%2Bclinic%2Battendance%253A%2Ba%2Brandomized%2Bcontrolled%2Btrial.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1046%252Fj.1440-1754.2002.00766.x%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F11869406%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [8]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00766.x&link_type=DOI [9]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=11869406&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F30%2F2%2Fe9.atom