Measuring Patient Adherence
Authors: Honghu Liu, Andrew Kaplan, Neil Wenger
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2002)

Letters2 July 2002Measuring Patient AdherenceHonghu Liu, PhD, Andrew Kaplan, MD, and Neil Wenger, MDHonghu Liu, PhDUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Liu, Kaplan, Wegner)Note: Drs. Liu, Kaplan, and Wenger write on behalf of the Adherence and Efficacy of Protease Inhibitor Therapy (ADEPT) Investigators.Search for more papers by this author, Andrew Kaplan, MDUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Liu, Kaplan, Wegner)Note: Drs. Liu, Kaplan, and Wenger write on behalf of the Adherence and Efficacy of Protease Inhibitor Therapy (ADEPT) Investigators.Search for more papers by this author, and Neil Wenger, MDUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Liu, Kaplan, Wegner)Note: Drs. Liu, Kaplan, and Wenger write on behalf of the Adherence and Efficacy of Protease Inhibitor Therapy (ADEPT) Investigators.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-1-200207020-00024 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:In their editorial comment (1) on our article (2), Turner and Hecht provided perspective regarding adherence measurement in research and clinical practice. However, we disagree with several of their comments. The composite adherence score (CAS) is not simply a “supplemented Medication Event Monitoring System.” The rigorous approach to replacing electronic bottle cap measurements in creation of CAS, the variety of prevalent reasons to use CAS beyond missing electronic measurements, and the fact that nearly 40% of CAS values were derived from calibrated pill count or interview measurements demonstrate the complex composition of an improved measure that uses ...References1. Turner BJ, Hecht FM. Improving on a coin toss to predict patient adherence to medication [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2001;134:1004-6. [PMID: 11352702] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Liu H, Golin CE, Miller LG, Hays RD, Beck CK, Sanandaji S, et al . A comparison study of multiple measures of adherence to HIV protease inhibitors. Ann Intern Med. 2001;134:968-77. [PMID: 11352698] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Honghu Liu, PhD; Andrew Kaplan, MD; Neil Wenger, MDAffiliations: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Liu, Kaplan, Wegner)Note: Drs. Liu, Kaplan, and Wenger write on behalf of the Adherence and Efficacy of Protease Inhibitor Therapy (ADEPT) Investigators. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoA Comparison Study of Multiple Measures of Adherence to HIV Protease Inhibitors Honghu Liu , Carol E. Golin , Loren G. Miller , Ron D. Hays , C. Keith Beck , Sam Sanandaji , Judith Christian , Tomasa Maldonado , Dena Duran , Andrew H. Kaplan , and Neil S. Wenger Improving on a Coin Toss To Predict Patient Adherence to Medications Barbara J. Turner and Frederick M. Hecht Measuring Patient Adherence Barbara J. Turner and Frederick M. Hecht Metrics Cited bySelf-reported adherence to medical treatment, breastfeeding behaviour, and disease activity during the postpartum period in women with Crohn’s diseaseSelf-reported adherence to medical treatment prior to and during pregnancy among women with ulcerative colitisMeasuring the rate of therapeutic adherence among outpatients with T2DM in EgyptSelf-reported antenatal adherence to medical treatment among pregnant women with Crohn’s diseaseHow Adherent to Treatment With Azathioprine Are Patients With Crohnʼs Disease in Long-term Remission?Long-Term Adherence to First-Line Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in a Hospital-Based Cohort: Predictors and Impact on Virologic Response and RelapsePatient Nonadherence To Medication in Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2 July 2002Volume 137, Issue 1Page: 72KeywordsBehaviorHIVInformation storage and retrievalTreatment guidelines ePublished: 2 July 2002 Issue Published: 2 July 2002 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...