Behavioral Interviewing: Techniques to Improve Patients' Medication Adherence

摘要

With an increase in the aging population and the use of multiple prescription medications, over-the-counter products, and vitamin/nutritional supplements lor chronic health problems, maximizing medication adherence is of the utmost importance to ensure thai patients achieve optimal health outcomes while minimizing adverse drug effects. Medication adherence involves tne patient's perspective and willingness to take medications, which must he considered when prescribing medication regimens. A variety of intentional and nonintentional factors influence a patient's medication adherence. Several communication techniques, strategies, and tools are available to assist health care providers in improving patients' medication adherence.