The phrase "adherence index" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to measuring compliance or adherence to guidelines, protocols, or treatment plans, often in healthcare or research settings.
Example: "The study measured the adherence index of patients to their prescribed medication regimen over a six-month period."
Alternatives: "compliance rate" or "adherence score."
Second, if all GADs were assessed as positive (e.g., adherent), BC treatment of one patient was preliminarily considered to be guideline adherent by the summarizing overall adherence index.
Patients were defined as adherent if they scored ≥13/15 points on the adherence index (Table 1).
Details of the respondents background characteristics are summarized in Table 1.> Of the 521 participants, 433 (83.3%) were adherent to anti-diabetic medications based on an adherence index of 80% from self reports [ 12, 23, 27].
The fact that the proportion of patients classified as non-adherent increased from 11% to 38% depending on the type of adherence measure used (i.e. dose adherence versus adherence index) indicates that patients often are classified as being adherent when only the number of missed pills during the last few days are assessed.
About four in every five respondents adhered well to their diabetic medication based on self reports at an adherence index of 80% [ 12, 23, 27].
Diet quality was assessed using the Dietary Guidelines Adherence Index.
Assessment by adherence index revealed an index level of 91.7±6.7.
Adherence index based on the AHA 2006 diet and lifestyle recommendations is associated with select cardiovascular disease risk factors in older Puerto Ricans.
Further, an adherence index was utilized to explore adherence more thoroughly.Patient-reported adherence and pharmacy review showed adherence levels of 98.9±4.4% and 97.7±4.7%, respectively.
RESULTS— Diets consistent with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines Adherence Index and greater physical activity were inversely associated with SAT and VAT (P < 0.0001 0.002).
Indeed, the negative association was not affected by either the addition of both MeD adherence index and total daily caloric intake into multivariate analysis or by the stratification for MeD adherence level.
