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    NUR2114A Medical-Surgical Nursing I Written Assignment Hyperglycemia: Medication Non-Adherence & Patient Education Hyperglycemia. Upon seeing this word‚ many would instantly think of diabetes. Diabetes is a precipitating factor of hyperglycemia‚ though it must be acknowledged that coexisting diseases‚ infections‚ substance abuses‚ antipsychotic drugs‚ and even noncompliance to prescribed medications can result in hyperglycemia as well (Nugent‚ 2005; Stoner‚ 2005). Noncompliance‚ of all mentioned

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    Challenges in managing medication adherence in the community Assignment Pierre Galea MSc Mental Health Nursing NUR 5116 Professional Issues In Mental Health Nursing Introduction In mental health‚ from the discovery of the drug Chlorpromazine in the 1950’s‚ which was a major breakthrough in the treatment of mental illness‚ medication played an important role in the move from the big psychiatric asylums to care in the community (Howland 2007). Several studies continue to demonstrate

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    Improve Their Patients’ Medication Adherence Benjamin Lewing PHCA 6305 - Pharmacy Administration I Abstract – put paper through turn it in zxz In the past decade‚ there has been a steady rise in the usage of social media resources in health fields for health interventions. zxz xxxxOne of the ways social media resources have been used is to improve medication adherence‚ which is of particular interest due to the large estimated costs associated with medication non-adherence. This study will specifically

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    Quantitative Studies on Medication Adherence Maleah Perdue University of South Alabama Introduction Medication adherence is a significant issue in the health systems of today. Low medication adherence can unnecessarily increase cost of health care and the amount of admissions. According to Conn et al.‚ inadequate medication adherence may account for up to 10% of older adult hospital admissions and may cause up to $100 billion in annual health care cost (2009). Increased medication adherence is likely linked

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    perception towards obesity)‚ number of anti-diabetic medication‚ insulin therapy‚ the Depression‚ Anxiety and Stress scale (DASS-21) and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) score. The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale -8 (MMAS-8) score was used to measure the outcome of adherence to medication. MMAS-8. Glycated hemoglobin (HBA1c (%)) was used to check the validity of the MMAS-8 score in this cohort as a measure of adherence to medication

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    Patient Adherence Essay

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    Patient adherence plays a huge role in the health outcome/goal. There are many social and economical factors that affect adherence and there can be intentional or nonintentional nonadherence. I think that the information-motivation-strategy model can be successful it carried out correctly and to it’s fullest extent. Informing the patient about the benefits and uses of taking the medication is key to increase patient adherence. As a patient‚ I would not take a medication if I didn’t know the actual

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    Why Is Adherence Important

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    The Importance of Adherence Adherence means to strictly stick to therapy in order to obtain successful results. According to WHO‚ adherence means “the degree to which the person’s behavior corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a health care provider.” It may sound much of a hassle in the begging‚ though it will customarily become a routine. Once the patient starts ARVs therapy‚ adherence to the regime is crucial in order to allow the virus to replicate and suppress the viral load. It

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    Investigators conducting clinical trials need to appreciate the important role of adherence in clinical research. Poor compliance may reduce the power of a study and lead to an underestimation of the efficacy of a treatment and dismissal of a potentially useful therapeutic agent. In general‚ medication adherence of participants in clinical trials is better than in clinical practice. The study protocol should indicate how adherence will be handled‚ both in terms of measurement and in the data analysis. Unfortunately

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    Medication

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    Audience- Parents Psychologist ii) Ethos builder – growing up in an pharmaceutical era b) Preview iii) Emphasis on Medication iv) Focus on Therapy v) Positives of medication c) Central idea vi) Move away from the heavily medicated society we are becoming. 2) Main Point #1 emphasis on over medication d) 61% of adults use at least one drug to treat a chronic health problems‚ 15% rise since 2001 e) Gretchen LeFever ‚PhD‚ Eastern

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    Medication

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