Browsing by Subject "Adherence"
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Adherence challenges encountered in an intervention programme to combat chronic non-communicable diseases in an urban black community, Cape Town
(AOSIS, 2017)Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) have become the greatest contributor to the mortality rate worldwide. Despite attempts by Governments and various non-governmental organisations to prevent and control ... -
Adherence to post-operative pain medication after discharge following day case orthopaedic surgery at a South African private hospital
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Background: Adherence to post-operative pain medication remains a concern as low adherence rates result in suboptimal clinical outcomes, and burdens the global healthcare environment. The primary treatment goals of medications ... -
Assessment of post-operative pain medication adherence after day case orthopaedic surgery: a prospective, cross-sectional study
(Elsevier, 2020)Background and aim Patients struggle to adhere to prescribed pain medication after surgery because of, inter alia, side effects, sleep disturbances and pain severity. This study aimed to determine the influence of various ... -
Barriers to tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus treatment guidelines adherence among nurses initiating and managing anti-retroviral therapy in KwaZulu-Natal and North West provinces
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: Nurses, as front-line care providers in the South Africa’s health care system, are called upon to deliver integrated interventions for tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (TB and HIV) including ... -
Influence of antiepileptic treatment changes on adult patients' clinical outcomes in an outpatient population, North West
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Background: Epilepsy, being one of the most common neurological conditions, is undertreated in patients worldwide. The primary treatment goal of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is to achieve complete limitation of seizures ... -
Interventions to promote psychitric patients' compliance to mental health treatment : a systematic review
(North-West University, 2012)Non-compliance to treatment remains one of the greatest challenges in mental health care services, and knowledge about how to improve this is still a problem. The aim of this study is to critically synthesize the best ... -
A longitudinal analysis of the prescribing patterns of anti–epileptic medicine by using a medicine claims database
(North-West University, 2010)The prevalence of epilepsy in society is general knowledge; however the impact on social activity as well as other daily factors are not always fully recognised. Epilepsy frequently poses a problem with regard to ... -
Meaning in life experienced by parents of children living with diabetes
(Sage, 2019)In this study, nine parents of children living with well-controlled diabetes participated in semi-structured interviews to explore how they make meaning of living with a child with diabetes. Creating a state of normalcy ... -
Medicine possession ratio as proxy for adherence to antiepileptic drugs: prevalence, associations, and cost implications
(Dovepress, 2016)Objective: To determine the adherence status to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) among epilepsy patients; to observe the association between adherence status and age, sex, active ingredient prescribed, treatment period, and ... -
Outcome of the second Medicines Utilisation Research in Africa Group meeting to promote sustainable and appropriate medicine use in Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The second Medicines Utilization Research in Africa (MURIA) group workshop and symposium again brought researchers together from across Africa to improve their knowledge of drug utilization (DU) methodologies and exchange ...
