patient compliance
Taking prescribed medications
Patient compliance is the degree to which a patient follows medical advice—taking prescribed medications, attending appointments, following dietary restrictions.
The term is falling out of favor among healthcare providers, who increasingly prefer "adherence," which implies partnership rather than obedience: Poor patient compliance with the antibiotic regimen led to treatment failure.
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- doctor's ordersPhysician's prescribed instructions
- care teamCollaborative health providers
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
routines · reminders · daily routine · dosage · trust · affordability · out of pocket · barriers · clinical trials · fear · chronic conditions · self-discipline · self-efficacy · education · insurance coverage · health literacy · empowerment · side effects
patient complianceinformed refusal
Knowledgeable rejection of treatment
patient autonomy · doctor shopping · self-medication · patient-centered care · self-advocacy