Association of Dissatisfaction With Care and Psychiatric Morbidity With Poor Treatment Compliance

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Abstract
UNDERSTANDING and enhancing patient compliance with physician-prescribed treatments are relevant aspects of medical care. In fact, poor compliance with medications may lead not only to negative health outcomes for the patient but also to wasting of economic resources. Previous studies have shown that 30% to 70% of patients affected by a long-standing diagnosis of a chronic disease have poor medication adherence.1,2 Richards and colleagues2 have reported that among patients with a chronic skin disease, such as psoriasis, 39% had not complied with treatment regimens prescribed by the dermatologist.