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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 9/2019

01-09-2019 | Hypertension | Concise Research Reports

Prescribing Providers Estimate Patients’ Adherence to Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Medications from Patients’ Medication-Taking Routines: an Observational Study

Authors: L. Alison Phillips, PhD, Elise A. G. Duwe, MD, PhD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 9/2019

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Patient non-adherence to medications functions as a key mediator between medical practice and patient outcomes, occurring in 20–50% of patients.1 One point of intervention is the medical encounter.2 However, providers are hesitant to ask about non-adherence, which leads to poor prescribing decisions and missed opportunities for addressing non-adherence.3 Direct questions about non-adherence are not ideal, as they elicit “socially desirable” responses and are subject to poor recall.4 …
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Metadata
Title
Prescribing Providers Estimate Patients’ Adherence to Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Medications from Patients’ Medication-Taking Routines: an Observational Study
Authors
L. Alison Phillips, PhD
Elise A. G. Duwe, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-09-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 9/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05054-y

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