Changing behaviour helps patients take medication as prescribed

Taking medication as the doctor prescribes is crucial to improving health. However, 26 to 59 percent of older adults do not adhere to instructions, according to a 2003 study published in Drugs and Aging. In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri found that applying behaviour changing strategies, such as using pill boxes or reducing the number of daily doses, can improve patients' abilities to take their medications as required...

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