Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Patient Compliance a Meta-Analysis

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1138-1161

  Roter, Debra L ^a   Hall, Judith A ^b   Merisca, Rolande ^a   Nordstrom, Beth ^c   Cretin, Deborah ^a   Svarstad, Bonnie ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Compliance interventions; Meta analysis; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REMINDER SYSTEM; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0032135104     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199808000-00004     Document Type: Article

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