50% adherence of patients suffering chronic conditions – where is the evidence? [50% Adhärenz bei Patienten mit chronischen Erkrankungen – wo ist die Evidenz?]

50% adherence of patients suffering chronic conditions – where is the evidence? [50% Adhärenz bei Patienten mit chronischen Erkrankungen – wo ist die Evidenz?]

[english] The World Health Organization states that in a widespread report that “in developed countries, adherence among patients suffering chronic diseases averages only 50%”. We followed the quoted references to this statement. The data basis for this statement is one randomized controlled trial (...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mathes, Tim, Pieper, Dawid, Antoine, Sunya-Lee, Eikermann, Michaela
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2012-11-01
Series:GMS German Medical Science
Subjects:
patient compliance
medication adherence
chronic disease
evidence-based medicine
information science
behavior
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/gms/2012-10/000167.shtml

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