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1
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Define “non-compliance”

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Behaviour does not correspond with recommendations of health provider

2
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Recall the prevalence of non-compliance

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Average adherence is 50%

3
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Recall 5 consequences of non-compliance

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"Compliance Really Makes Results Advantageous"
Increased hospital admissions
Transplant rejections
Complications
Drug resistance
Increased mortality
4
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Recall the 3 main causes of non-adherence

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Regime-related
Poor doctor-patient interaction
Psychological variability

5
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Recall 5 ways of improving adherence to treatment

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"BASIS of improving adherence"
B-beliefs - identify and modify
A - Ask
S- simplify - the regime
I - Interaction - improve it
S - Significant others - get them involved