Table 4 Solutions to medication non-adherence by category
From: Developing consensus-based policy solutions for medicines adherence for Europe: a delphi study
Solution Category | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Patient focused solutions | 187 | 54.5 |
Educational/informational | 107 | |
Medication-related | 39 | |
Behavioural strategies to eradicate forgetfulness etc. | 32 | |
Involvement of the social network/caregivers can supportpatients with medication adherence | 6 | |
Building the patient’s trust in the healthcare professional would improve medication adherence | 3 | |
Healthcare professional focused solutions | 69 | 20.1 |
Clinician-patient interaction focused solutions | 43 | 12.5 |
Themes/theories relating to solutions | 16 | 4.7 |
Health system solutions | 14 | 4.1 |
Government focused solutions | 14 | 4.1 |
Total | 343 |