Abstract

MARTIN ALFONSO, Libertad de los Ángeles; GRAU ABALO, Jorge Amado  and  ESPINOSA BRITO, Alfredo Darío. Conceptual framework for evaluating and improving adherence to medical treatment in chronic diseases. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [online]. 2014, vol.40, n.2, pp.222-235. ISSN 0864-3466.

Difficulties in monitoring the medical indications for chronically-ill patients, make thestudy of adherenceto treatmentan important and update research line This paper was aimed at presenting a conceptual framework to substantiate from the theoretical point of view, the understanding of the concept of adherence to treatment of chronic diseases as opposed to the use of other terms in research and medical practice. For the current state of researchon the subject, the available databases on telematics Health Network in Cuba, from 2003 to 2007 were reviewed. A proposal was submitted which allows enriching the actions to encourage adherence related to a comprehensive care system of chronically-ill patients. The conceptual framework may represent a referent for the study, evaluation and improvement of adherence to medical treatment in those patients.

Keywords : adherence to treatment; influential factors; adherence improvement.

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