Medication Adherence II

Social and economic factors

• low health literacy

• poor communication of the provider

• psychiatric disorders

• visual impairment

• high cost of medications

Health care system:

• busy schedules

• unstable living conditions

• poor relationship between the provider and the patient

• swallowing problems

• lack of immediate benefit of therapy

Condition related factors:

• stress, anxiety or anger

• disparity between health belief models of the provider and the patient

• decrease in symptom severity

• psychiatric disorders

• duration of therapy

Patient related factors:

• frequent changes in the medication regimen

• cognitive impairment

• lack of continuity of care

• poor understanding about the disease and benefits of medication usage

• hearing impairment

Therapy related factors:

• disappearance of the symptoms

• limited access to health care facilities

• unpleasant side effects

• inadequate motivation

• treatment interference with lifestyle