Department of Medicine (Geriatrics), School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Clin Geriatr Med. 2012 May;28(2):287-300. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2012.01.008.
Despite the fact that medication adherence has been extensively described in the literature over the last several decades, a quote by Becker and Maiman from over 35 years ago best captures the current state of our understanding: “Patient compliance[sic adherence] has become the best documented, but least understood, health behavior.” Future research is greatly needed to identify and translate safe and effective interventions into routine clinical practice to improve adherence. Only then can we begin to make significant improvements to the medication use process and, in turn, the health of older adults.
尽管在过去几十年中,文献中已经广泛描述了药物依从性,但 Becker 和 Maiman 三十多年前的一句话最能准确描述我们目前对这一问题的理解:“患者的遵医嘱[即依从性]已经成为记录最完善,但理解最少的健康行为。”未来的研究非常有必要,以确定并将安全有效的干预措施转化为常规临床实践,从而提高依从性。只有这样,我们才能开始对药物使用过程进行重大改进,并最终改善老年人的健康状况。