Background Depression is a risk factor and complication of coronary artery disease (CAD) that is associated with poor ...

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Forty percent of patients who filled a prescription for Novo Nordisk's (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab Wegovy to treat obesity in 2021 or 2022 were still taking it a year later, more than ...

Patients with hypertension and uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) who showed improved medication adherence and received intensified treatment had the highest probability of achieving controlled BP.

Rates of nonadherence vary widely in the literature and can be very high, even in the tightly controlled environment of a clinical trial. Multiple factors contribute to nonadherence. For instance, ...

Objectives This study aimed to (1) develop a new measure of adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain (Adherence To Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool: ATEMPT) based on previously ...

Scientists have reviewed the available literature to investigate whether the level of adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet influences blood pressure. This meta-analysis ...

Pharma knows nonadherence costs it major money. But just how much money? $637 billion in potential sales annually, with $250 billion in the U.S. alone last year, according to a new study. Coauthors ...

Despite the fact that osteoporosis is a growing public health problem in the United States and worldwide, there is poor adherence to medications to treat the problem. A recent study published in ...

Medication non-adherence is a major societal problem with serious clinical and economic consequences, associated with 200,000 deaths and 125 billion euros of costs annually in Europe. Studies show ...