Compliance and noncompliance in asthma
Author: Kaiser, Harold B.1
Source: Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, Volume 28, Number 5, September-October 2007 , pp. 514-516(3)
Publisher: OceanSide Publications, Inc
Abstract:
Compliance and noncompliance are big issues in asthma management. It has been well established that compliant patients experience less exacerbations than less compliant patients and that compliance rates often are <50%. The reasons for noncompliance are multiple and complex and not always clearly understood. Methods proposed to improve compliance include patient education, more partnership care, less frequent dosing, simple schedules, diaries, etc. Less dosing and simple schedules are most effective. It is difficult to improve compliance overall and despite extensive research and efforts, rates of compliance remain low. Noncompliance in asthma management is a fact of life and no single compliance-improving strategy probably will be as effective as a good physician-patient relationship.Keywords: Adherence; asthma; asthma control; compliance; intervention; measure; medications; noncompliance; treatment
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.2500/aap2007.28.3040
Affiliations: 1: From the University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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