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COMPLIANCE WITH PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS IN VISUALLY COMPROMISED SUBJECTS
Author(s) -
FREWIN DEREK B.,
CHRYSSIDIS ELIZABETH,
HOWARD ANNETTE F.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1982.tb01622.x
Subject(s) - compliance (psychology) , pill , medicine , patient compliance , drug compliance , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , psychology , pharmacology , social psychology
The compliance with prescribed medications has been assessed in a group of 65 patients with compromised vision. It was found that the mean level of compliance in this group with respect to all medications was 64.2+2.1 %, and that this level was significantly lower than that obtained for a group of 40 normally sighted individuals of comparable age. Itis recommended that medication routines should be kept as simple as possible in patients with visual loss, and that suitable pill dispensers be used to enhance compliance where appropriate. Counselling and family support may additionally encourage adherence to drug regimens.