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2020


Patient Prefer Adherence


14

Non-Adherence to Pharmacotherapy: A Prospective Multicentre Study About Its Incidence and Its Causes Perceived by Chronic Pain Patients.

Authors

Sampaio R, Azevedo L F, Dias C C, Castro Lopes JM
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2020; 14:321-332.
PMID: 32109998.

Abstract

Pharmacological interventions remain the cornerstone of chronic pain treatment; however, nearly 40% of the prescription medicines are not taken as prescribed. The present study aims at understanding and describing non-adherence from the perspective of chronic pain patients during a 1-year follow-up study.