What Is Adherence and Compliance?
In Medicine, Patient Compliance Describes the Degree to Which a Patient Correctly Follows Medical Advice. Most Commonly, It Refers to Medication or Drug...
In medicine, patient compliance describes the degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice. Most commonly, it refers to medication or drug compliance, but it can also apply to other situations such as medical device use, self care, self-directed exercises, or therapy sessions.
What is the difference between adherence and compliance?
Compliance is a passive behavior in which a patient is following a list of instructions from the doctor." The article continues, noting, "Adherence is a more positive, proactive behavior, which results in a lifestyle change by the patient, who must follow a daily regimen, such as wearing a prescribed brace.
What does adherence mean?
Adherence has been defined as “the extent to which a person's behaviour, taking medication, following a diet, and/or executing lifestyle changes, corresponds with agreed recommendations from a health care provider”. To overcome certain problems in the concept of adherence, a third term concordance has been used.
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