Megha you wrote a very clear and an excellent discussion post. I enjoy reading it.
To answer your question:
Medication adherence has been very evasive and difficult to decipher due to multifactorial challenges. According to Haugh (2014, p. 183-199), adherence can be broken down into two types: Intentional versus unintentional nonadherence. For the intentional nonadherence, the person has a deliberate decision not to take the medication due to his/her belief system. The individual may think that the side effect of the drug exceeds its benefits for example meclizine may temporarily relieve motion sickness, but the side effects are drowsiness and itching that the patient may not like. On the other hand, unintentional nonadherence may happen when …show more content…
Zullig, Peterson, and Bosworth (2013, p. E1-E2) has suggested elements that may help the health care practitioner to increase medication compliance. First, patient understanding and insights of the medication are paramount. As a physical therapist, we must simplify the exercise instruction to improve patient’s interest in performing it. It is the same with drugs, discerning the patient’s educational level and awareness of cultural sensitivity can contribute to improving adherence. Besides, other members of the health care team thru a collaborative effort may also help reinforce the education that was provided. Second is accountability and self-efficacy. By associating an individual task such as eating, can trigger a cue to take the medication.
To answer your question:
Medication adherence has been very evasive and difficult to decipher due to multifactorial challenges. According to Haugh (2014, p. 183-199), adherence can be broken down into two types: Intentional versus unintentional nonadherence. For the intentional nonadherence, the person has a deliberate decision not to take the medication due to his/her belief system. The individual may think that the side effect of the drug exceeds its benefits for example meclizine may temporarily relieve motion sickness, but the side effects are drowsiness and itching that the patient may not like. On the other hand, unintentional nonadherence may happen when …show more content…
Zullig, Peterson, and Bosworth (2013, p. E1-E2) has suggested elements that may help the health care practitioner to increase medication compliance. First, patient understanding and insights of the medication are paramount. As a physical therapist, we must simplify the exercise instruction to improve patient’s interest in performing it. It is the same with drugs, discerning the patient’s educational level and awareness of cultural sensitivity can contribute to improving adherence. Besides, other members of the health care team thru a collaborative effort may also help reinforce the education that was provided. Second is accountability and self-efficacy. By associating an individual task such as eating, can trigger a cue to take the medication.