Adherence in Dermatology

An essential, comprehensive, and practical guide to understanding, measuring, and modifying patients’ adherence behavior to optimize treatment outcomes, this book covers all major aspects of adherence in dermatology. The first section describes current knowledge on the magnitude and impact of nonadh...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Davis, Scott A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30994-1
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. What is known about adherence behavior
  • 1. Impact of Non-Adherence in Dermatology
  • 2. Models of Adherence
  • 3. Impact of demographic and treatment-related factors
  • 4. Non-attendance, predictors and interventions
  • Part II. Methods of measuring adherence
  • 5. Using Retrospective Databases to Study Adherence
  • 6. Measuring Adherence in Clinical Trials
  • 7. How providers can assess their patients’ adherence in clinical settings
  • Part III. Adherence in specific diseases
  • 8. Topical application and variability of the de facto applied dose: technical aspects
  • 9. Adherence in Acne
  • 10. Psoriasis and adherence to therapy: individual, treatment-related and general factors
  • 11. Adherence in atopic dermatitis
  • 12. Adherence in Other Dermatologic Conditions
  • Part IV. Strategies to improve adherence
  • 13. Optimizing the Physician-Patient Relationship and Educating the Patient about Adherence
  • 14. Choosing the treatment the patient is most likely to use
  • 15. Dealing with forgetfulness
  • 16. Building Motivation and Self-Efficacy.