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Treatment Adherence

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Patient adherence to medical provider’s recommendations is considered the main mediator between health care practice and patient outcomes. Implications to patients, families, and society of nonadherence include inadequate disease management or treatment outcome, increased morbidity and mortality, and escalating health care costs. This chapter will summarize the literature in pediatric adherence with attention to defining adherence, providing prevalence estimates, describing factors affecting adherence and models of adherence, and outlining assessment measures and intervention strategies. The chapter will also offer a case example that incorporates aspects of these topics. Finally, the chapter concludes with suggestions for clinical practice and research to promote adherence.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Kathleen L. Lemanek & Heather L. Yardley

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    Susan G. Forman

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Lemanek, K.L., Yardley, H.L. (2018). Treatment Adherence. In: Forman, S., Shahidullah, J. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Behavioral Healthcare. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00791-1_20

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