A research paper co-authored by Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Population Health Instructor Dr. Nirmal Ahuja has determined that social support plays a significant role in tearing down tuberculosis (TB) treatment ...
Sep 13, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Just over half of kidney stone patients are adherent to preventive pharmacological therapy, and adherent patients have lower levels of health care utilization, according to a study published in the March issue ...
Feb 22, 2016
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When it comes to medication adherence for patients, a detailed mathematical analysis from a Rochester Institute of Technology scientist has found that history is likely to repeat itself. In a new study published in the Journal ...
Jan 12, 2023
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The flouting of public health recommendations, the on-and-off adherence to safety guidelines, the bending of rules to break isolation—these are not new phenomena when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. The behavior was ...
Feb 8, 2022
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Children with type 1 diabetes find it difficult to adhere to their drug routines during school holidays and weekends. Holiday distractions cause a 20 percent reduction in adherence to taking medications that assist managing ...
May 23, 2019
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Consistent daily use of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, can reduce the risk of HIV infection by 92 percent, but the drug becomes much less effective when taken inconsistently.
Feb 5, 2019
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A review study published today finds that financial incentives –as modest as $5 per week – can increase the amount of exercise people do.
Sep 17, 2013
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A targeted effort to help high-risk heart failure patients stay on their medications did improve adherence to drug regimens, but had surprisingly little effect lowering hospital readmission rates, according to a study at ...
Nov 18, 2013
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Reminders prompting asthma patients to take their control inhalers if they miss a dose significantly improve medication adherence, according to a primary-care based study conducted by a research team in Australia. In this ...
May 21, 2014
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(HealthDay)—A considerable proportion of patients with actinic keratosis (AK) receiving long-term topical treatment have poor persistence or adherence, according to a study published online April 18 in the British Journal ...
Apr 25, 2016
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