The Role of Memory Strategies in Medication Adherence Among the Elderly

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 1-16

  Branin, Joan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based care; Home health care services; Medication adherence; Memory strategies; Prospective memory; Treatment compliance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REMINDER SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MEMORY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0035749845     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v20n02_01     Document Type: Article

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