Patient compliance
Patient Compliance
Patient compliance (pronunciation: /ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt kəmˈplʌɪəns/), also known as medication adherence or treatment adherence, refers to 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.
Etymology
The term "compliance" comes from the Latin word 'complire', meaning to fill up and hence to complete an action, transaction, or process and to fulfill a promise. In the context of medicine, it was first used in the 1970s to describe whether patients follow the instructions they are given for prescribed treatments.
Related Terms
- Adherence: In medicine, adherence describes the degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice.
- Concordance: Concordance is a process by which a patient and clinician make decisions together about treatment.
- Persistence: In medicine, persistence refers to the act of continuing the treatment for the prescribed duration.
- Health Behavior: Health behavior refers to a person's beliefs and actions regarding their health and well-being.
- Health Care Provider: A health care provider is an individual or an institution that provides preventive, curative, promotional, rehabilitative or palliative care services in a systematic way to individuals, families or communities.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Patient compliance
- Wikipedia's article - Patient compliance
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