Title

Factors Affecting Older Women’S Adherence To Medication And Treatment

Keywords

Adherence; Aging; Compliance; Health-promoting behaviors; Women

Abstract

Over the past 25 years, there has been a growing interest in why many patients do not take prescribed medications or fail to follow medical advice. As many as 50% of all patients fail to adhere adequately to therapeutic advice or engage in inappropriate use of prescribed medications. Additionally, there has been a struggle over how best to describe this variance between what medical practitioners recommend and what patients actually do. This article examines factors thought to affect women's adherence to medication and treatment regimens. Literature on age, comorbid conditions, socioeconomic factors, environmental factors, and perceived susceptibility for an illness is reviewed as are individual psychological idiosyncratic dynamics that may influence health care behaviors. © 2009 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

11-10-2009

Publication Title

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volume

19

Issue

7

Number of Pages

859-872

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10911350902988092

Socpus ID

77950775738 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77950775738

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