The Complexity of Treatment Adherence in Adults with Asthma: Challenges and Opportunities

The therapeutic program for persons with asthma includes recommendations for altering the environment and a drug regimen designed to alleviate symptoms, minimize exacerbations, and improve quality of life. Unfortunately, patients can have difficulty adhering to these recommendations, which contribut...

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Published in:The Journal of asthma 1998, Vol.35 (6), p.455-472
Main Authors: Schmier, Jordana K., Leidy, Nancy Kline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adherence
Adult
Anti-Asthmatic Agents - economics
Anti-Asthmatic Agents - therapeutic use
Asthma
Asthma - drug therapy
Asthma - economics
Asthma - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Compliance
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Humans
Medical sciences
Patient Compliance
Patient Education as Topic
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Quality of Life
Research Design
Respiratory system
Self Care
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Summary:The therapeutic program for persons with asthma includes recommendations for altering the environment and a drug regimen designed to alleviate symptoms, minimize exacerbations, and improve quality of life. Unfortunately, patients can have difficulty adhering to these recommendations, which contributes to treatment failure and increased costs. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the challenge of adherence in adults with asthma, including the costs and benefits, optimal adherence levels, assessment methods commonly used in research and practice, factors believed to predict poor adherence, and tested and untested strategies for improving adherence. Opportunities for further research are discussed throughout the paper.
ISSN:0277-0903
1532-4303
DOI:10.3109/02770909809070999