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10 barriers to compliance – and how to overcome them

Written By: Pam Burley, RN, CCTN

Caring for a patient who refuses to comply with instructions can be frustrating, but our strategies for improving compliance among transplant patients can help you keep your patients healthy.

Because you’ve cared for countless patients who haven’t followed their prescribed treatment, the following stats should come as no surprise: More than half of patients with asthma, diabetes, and other chronic diseases don’t take their medications or make recommended lifestyle changes. In fact, prescription noncompliance accounts for 10% of all hospital admissions, with an average stay of four days, and numerous doctor visits and diagnostic tests. Even more sobering: An estimated 125,000 people die each year because they don’t take their medications correctly.

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