Abstract

LOPEZ-ROMERO, Luis Alberto; ROMERO-GUEVARA, Sandra Lucrecia; PARRA, Dora Inés  and  ROJAS-SANCHEZ, Lyda Zoraya. ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT: CONCEPT AND MEASUREMENT. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.1, pp.117-137. ISSN 0121-7577.  https://doi.org/10.17151/hpsal.2016.21.1.10.

Objective: To carry out a synthesis of the concept of adherence and describe the methods used to measure it. Methodology: Review article. A search, selection and review of original and secondary articles published between 2004 and 2013, written in English or Spanish in different databases including Scielo, Pubmed, Cinahl, Science@direct and Ovidsp which were was carried out. Results: A total of 53 articles were selected, 13 of which defined the concept and classification of methods; 32 were research studies that used indirect methods, 17 combined direct and indirect methods and one study used a direct method. Conclusions: The use of different concepts defining adherence, without a consensus was evident. Also, different techniques were used for measurement being the most widely used indirect methods, followed by the combination of direct and indirect methods.

Keywords : Adherence to treatment; medication compliance; chronic disease; nursing assessment; methods.

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