Because of that adherence issue, Weinstein and the AHF have questioned PrEP's readiness "for prime time as a public health strategy".
The experiences of those participants who abandoned the prescribed regimen might help to lead conclusions in a different perspective of the adherence issue.
First, the adherence issue and the current research highlights in DSME are presented, then the relevance of the adherence concept in therapeutic education is questioned based on data from qualitative and sociological studies.
To address the low dietary adherence issue in clinical practice, it is important to promote a diet plan that has a broad spectrum of diet options to better match individual patient food preferences, lifestyles, and personal health profiles.
It has also been shown that pharmacist intervention can reduce SBP [ 48], and a recent study has reported that family physicians believe that more communication with pharmacists on the adherence issue could improve it [ 49].
The adherence issue highlights the difficulty, for the physician and for the patient, to manage and control the need for, and the consequences of, long-term treatment with all its potential implications.
