Session: Acting on the unseen: How do we help patients to remain adherent when they are asymptomatic?

Treatment non-adherence in patients can be associated with lack of symptoms, interference with daily schedule, lack of understanding of disease or treatment, or fear of stigma associated with disease¹.  This is especially the case with conditions like hypertension where many patients can be asymptomatic. However, medication non-adherence is not without consequences and can increase a patient’s risk of death from 50% to 80%².

Tune in to this presentation to learn best practices for helping patients adhere to treatment when they may not realize the consequences of neglecting their treatment plans.

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References:

1. Poulter NR, Borghi C, Parati G, Pathak A, Toli D, Williams B, Schmieder RE. Medication adherence in hypertension. J Hypertens. 2020 Apr;38(4):579-587.
2. Ho PM, Bryson CL, Rumsfeld JS. Medication adherence: its importance in cardiovascular outcomes. Circulation. 2009 Jun 16;119(23):3028-35.