Medication Adherence

"Medication Adherence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Voluntary cooperation of the patient in taking drugs or medicine as prescribed. This includes timing, dosage, and frequency.

Descriptor ID	D055118
MeSH Number(s)	F01.100.150.750.500.600.500 F01.145.488.887.500.600.500 N05.300.150.800.500.600.500
Concept/Terms	Medication Adherence Medication Adherence Adherence, Medication Medication Nonadherence Medication Nonadherence Nonadherence, Medication Medication Noncompliance Noncompliance, Medication Medication Non-Adherence Medication Non Adherence Non-Adherence, Medication Medication Persistence Medication Persistence Persistence, Medication Medication Compliance Medication Compliance Compliance, Medication Medication Non-Compliance Medication Non Compliance Non-Compliance, Medication

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Medication Adherence".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Attitude [F01.100]
Attitude to Health [F01.100.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.100.150.750]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.100.150.750.500]
Patient Compliance [F01.100.150.750.500.600]
Medication Adherence [F01.100.150.750.500.600.500]
Behavior [F01.145]
Health Behavior [F01.145.488]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.145.488.887]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.145.488.887.500]
Patient Compliance [F01.145.488.887.500.600]
Medication Adherence [F01.145.488.887.500.600.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Attitude to Health [N05.300.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [N05.300.150.800]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [N05.300.150.800.500]
Patient Compliance [N05.300.150.800.500.600]
Medication Adherence [N05.300.150.800.500.600.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Medication Adherence".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Medication Adherence".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medication Adherence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Medication Adherence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 148 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 17 publications in 2014 and 2017 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	6	3	9
2010	5	0	5
2011	1	3	4
2012	8	3	11
2013	5	3	8
2014	15	2	17
2015	9	5	14
2016	2	4	6
2017	12	5	17
2018	4	2	6
2019	12	4	16
2020	9	8	17
2021	3	7	10
2022	1	2	3
2023	0	3	3
2024	2	0	2

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Ononogbu O, Akindele O, Yazdanfard S, Fatima B, Abughosh S, Trivedi MV. Immunomodulator adherence in multiple myeloma patients with lower socioeconomic status: a retrospective study. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Jun 04; 32(7):407.

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Chang CY, Jones BL, Hincapie-Castillo JM, Park H, Heldermon CD, Diaby V, Wilson DL, Lo-Ciganic WH. Association between trajectories of adherence to endocrine therapy and risk of treated breast cancer recurrence among US nonmetastatic breast cancer survivors. Br J Cancer. 2024 Jun; 130(12):1943-1950.

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Nawfal ES, Gray A, Sheehan DM, Iba?ez GE, Trepka MJ. A Systematic Review of the Impact of HIV-Related Stigma and Serostatus Disclosure on Retention in Care and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Women with HIV in the United States/Canada. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2024 01; 38(1):23-49.

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Gray A, Ward MK, Fernandez SB, Nawfal ES, Gwanzura T, Li T, Sheehan DM, Jean-Gilles M, Beach MC, Ladner RA, Trepka MJ. Exploring the use of self-management strategies for antiretroviral therapy adherence among women with HIV in the Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program. J Behav Med. 2024 Apr; 47(2):282-294.

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Rahimi S, Ononogbu O, Mohan A, Moussa D, Abughosh S, Trivedi MV. Adherence to oral endocrine therapy in racial/ethnic minority patients with low socioeconomic status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Clin Pharm. 2023 Dec; 45(6):1396-1404.

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Fernandez SB, Lopez C, Ibarra C, Sheehan DM, Ladner RA, Trepka MJ. Examining Barriers to Medication Adherence and Retention in Care among Women Living with HIV in the Face of Homelessness and Unstable Housing. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 09 13; 19(18).

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Singer AG, LaBine L, Katz A, Yogendran M, Lix L. Primary medication nonadherence in a large primary care population: Observational study from Manitoba. Can Fam Physician. 2022 07; 68(7):520-527.

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Mayer KH, Yuhas K, Amico KR, Wilkin T, Landovitz RJ, Richardson P, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Eshleman SH, Cottle LM, Marcus C, Chege W, Rinehart AR, Rooney JF, Andrew P, Salata RA, Magnus M, Farley JE, Liu AY, Frank I, Ho K, Santana J, Stekler JD, Chen YQ, McCauley M, Gulick RM. Sexual behavior and medication adherence in men who have sex with men participating in a pre-exposure prophylaxis study of combinations of Maraviroc, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate and/or Emtricitabine (HPTN 069/ACTG 5305). AIDS Behav. 2022 Dec; 26(12):4107-4114.

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Eshtehardi SS, Taylor AA, Chen TA, de Dios MA, Correa-Fern?ndez V, Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Reitzel LR. Sociodemographic Determinants of Nonadherence to Depression and Anxiety Medication among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 07 28; 18(15).

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Flannery JS, Riedel MC, Salo T, Poudel R, Laird AR, Gonzalez R, Sutherland MT. HIV infection is linked with reduced error-related default mode network suppression and poorer medication management abilities. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2021 12 20; 111:110398.

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