What is meant by this sentence "it is frequently hindered by poor patient adherence"?

Answer 1

It means that patients don't like to follow that treatment plan, whether it be a drug, lifestyle change, etc

Answer 2

Adherence refers to whether the patient follows the doctor's instructions. For example, a patient who stops taking his antibiotics after 3 days even though he was told to take it for ten days is described as not adhereing to therapy i.e. poor adherence by the patient.

Poor adherence to therapy by patients leads to poor treatment outcomes; in the example given above, the patient's infection will come back because it was only partially treated. When it does come back, the bug that caused the infection is stronger than ever.

Answer 3

That means that "it," being a program or drug schedule, will tend to not work as well as it could because the people in the study or program (or whatever "it" is) do not do as the doctor has directed.

Example: A doctor puts several patients on a weight loss program where the patients are supposed to eat less and exercise more. Half of the patients don't change their diet or exercise regimen, and the other half don't change one or the other. This would result in the program not working as well as it could have if the patients actually did what the doctor told them to do.

Answer 4

We used to say the patient is not "compliant" with a treatment regimen. However, the new, more politically-correct term is "adherent." Supposedly "compliant" sounds more like you're trying to force someone to do something, while "adherent" sounds more like a partnership.

Look, if you're going to go to the doctor and pay for the advice, why not follow it? If you're going to do your own thing anyway, don't waste your time/money seeing a doctor.

Answer 5

It means that the condition gets worse when the patients don't adhere to the treatment regimen.

Answer 6

Seems like you're referring to a course of medical treatment. If that is the case, then what the sentence means is that the treatment is often less effective than it should be because the patient won't stick to it.

Answer 7

The simple answer would be ... poor results/outcome because the patient is not doing what he/she is suppose to be doing. Example, John has asthma but refuses to take his medicine. As a result, John's asthma cannot be kept in check. A patient is commonly called non-compliant when he/she is not doing what the physician has asked.

Answer 8

Patient is not co operating in properly following medical advice

Answer 9

the treatment plan is being sabotaged by patient non-compliance. it could be purposeful (patient refusing to follow doctor's instructions) or non-purposeful (language barrier preventing patient from understanding instructions, for example).