During the run-in, adherence to the programme is monitored by filling out a 3-day food diary, weekly self-weighing and telephone contacts with the dietitian (see Table 2).
There is a need for an adherence measure, to monitor adherence services in clinical practice, which can distinguish between different types of non-adherence and measure changes over time.
Continuous quality improvement of such services requires a regular working method of measuring adherence in order to monitor effectiveness.
In order to monitor adherence, understand the reasons for non-adherence and improve the effectiveness of adherence services there is a need for frequent, regular measurements which are not very time consuming to make.
Early postdischarge telephone follow-up with diabetes nurse specialists was shown to improve HbA1c and result in better adherence to self-monitoring of blood glucose at 24 weeks after discharge in patients with suboptimal glycemic control (24).
The Human Rights Watch report said that representatives of the 112 nations that so far have signed the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, which prohibits the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions, are scheduled to meet on Sept. 9 in Lusaka, Zambia, to monitor adherence.
An exercise diary was used in both groups to monitor adherence.
Prescription of OADs generates additional activities, requires more time for medical consultation due to the need to explain the treatment protocol, as well as longer follow-up time by nurses in order to monitor treatment adherence and to manage adverse effects of treatment.
Quality registers at local and national level are used in many disciplines to monitor the adherence to guidelines, and national comparisons aim to support increased adherence to the guidelines.
