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Adherence to long-term therapies : evidence for action / [edited by Eduardo Sabaté].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Geneva : World Health Organization, c2003.Description: xv, 198 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9241545992
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.16 22
LOC classification:
  • RA997.W6 2003 .
Contents:
Section I - Setting the scene Ch. I. Defining adherence -- Ch. II. The magnitude of the problem of poor adherence -- Ch. III. How does poor adherence affect policy makers and health managers? -- Section II - Improving adherence rates: guidance for countries Ch. IV. Lessons learned -- Ch. V. Towards the solution -- Ch. VI. How can improved adherence be translated into health and economics benefits? -- Section III - Disease-specific reviews Ch. VII. Asthma -- Ch. VIII. Cancer (palliative care) -- Ch. IX. Depression -- Ch. X. Diabetes -- Ch. XI. Epilepsy -- Ch. XII. HIV/AIDS -- Ch. XIII. Hypertension -- Ch. XIV. Tobacco smoking cessation -- Ch. XV. Tuberculosis -- Annexes Annex I. Behavioural mechanisms explaining adherence -- Annex II. Statements by stakeholders -- Annex III. Table of reported factors by condition and dimension -- Annex IV. Table of reported interventions by condition and dimension -- Annex V. Global adherence interdisciplinary network (GAIN).
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Includes bibliographical references.

Section I - Setting the scene
Ch. I. Defining adherence --
Ch. II. The magnitude of the problem of poor adherence --
Ch. III. How does poor adherence affect policy makers and health managers? --
Section II - Improving adherence rates: guidance for countries
Ch. IV. Lessons learned --
Ch. V. Towards the solution --
Ch. VI. How can improved adherence be translated into health and economics benefits? --
Section III - Disease-specific reviews
Ch. VII. Asthma --
Ch. VIII. Cancer (palliative care) --
Ch. IX. Depression --
Ch. X. Diabetes --
Ch. XI. Epilepsy --
Ch. XII. HIV/AIDS --
Ch. XIII. Hypertension --
Ch. XIV. Tobacco smoking cessation --
Ch. XV. Tuberculosis --
Annexes
Annex I. Behavioural mechanisms explaining adherence -- Annex II. Statements by stakeholders --
Annex III. Table of reported factors by condition and dimension --
Annex IV. Table of reported interventions by condition and dimension --
Annex V. Global adherence interdisciplinary network (GAIN).

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