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Therefore, in the absence of a superior treatment choice, the only way shared decision making can improve patient outcomes is through improvements in adherence to the selected treatment option.
CBCTs are effective interventions for improving medication adherence and capable of eliciting improvements in adherence beyond those achieved with educational and behavioural interventions which form the mainstay of current practice.
54– 56 A study performed to assess whether once-monthly bisphosphonates are associated with improvements in adherence showed no evidence of improved adherence with once-monthly dosing relative to once-weekly dosing, although adherence with either weekly or monthly dosing was significantly better than that with once-daily dosing.
As noted previously, improvements in adherence and continuation of treatment may improve patient outcomes, such as reductions in relapse and re-hospitalization events [ 23, 30].
34 35 Introduction of screening was likely to be associated with improved awareness among healthcare workers and the public around MRSA, with potential improvements in adherence to general infection control policy.
Can similar improvements in adherence to advance directives be made for all of us, including hospitalized patients?
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Only one of 20 patients developed a new elevation in INR on the first INR measurement after beginning pilot (INR was 3.3), suggesting that improvement in adherence among previously poorly adherent patients did not result in new over-anticoagulation.
A recent paper that mapped the quality of medicines use in primary care indicated that an improvement in adherence would be the most significant area to target to improve medicine use [ 5].
A significant improvement in adherence was also observed after six months (p<0.001), which remained when analysis was restricted to children with ≥18 months follow-up.
This was most likely due to an improvement in adherence.
The re-audit does show an improvement in adherence.
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