The Need to Develop Standard Measures of Patient Adherence for Big Data: Viewpoint

• Main Authors: Kardas, Przemyslaw (Author), Aguilar-Palacio, Isabel (Author), Almada, Marta (Author), Cahir, Caitriona (Author), Costa, Elisio (Author), Giardini, Anna (Author), Malo, Sara (Author), Massot Mesquida, Mireia (Author), Menditto, Enrica (Author), Midão, Luís (Author), Parra-Calderón, Carlos Luis (Author), Pepiol Salom, Enrique (Author), Vrijens, Bernard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite half a century of dedicated studies, medication adherence remains far from perfect, with many patients not taking their medications as prescribed. The magnitude of this problem is rising, jeopardizing the effectiveness of evidence-based therapies. An important reason for this is the unpreced...