Improving Medication Adherence: Moving from Intention and Motivation to a Personal Systems Approach

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-281

  Russell, Cynthia L ^a   Ruppar, Todd M ^a   Matteson, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventions; Medication adherence; Older adults; Patient education

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 79960631949     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2011.05.004     Document Type: Review

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