Why Introduce a Patient Compliance Program?
August 28, 2002
In Canada, compliance to prescription therapies appears to be one of those recurring hot healthcare topics. Compliance is widely acknowledged to be a problem. Non-compliance by Canadians to their prescribed drug therapies has been estimated as high as 50%. However, that is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
Using Psychological Models to Improve Patient Compliance
August 28, 2002
Information alone is not enough to affect behaviour change. Despite knowing that smoking and obesity have many health consequences, people continue to smoke and overeat. Rather, we need to understand why patients behave the way they do and provide appropriate interventions that will motivate them to change their behaviour.
Factors Affecting Patient Compliance
August 28, 2002
The primary factors affecting patient compliance fall into one of two groups, external influencers and patient experience. Each of the two factors must be thoroughly reviewed, researched and analysed in order to develop a solution that will be meaningful and sustainable for both the patients and the various external stakeholders.
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