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Improving Patient’s Adherence

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Therapeutic Management of Incontinence and Pelvic Pain

Abstract

When patients comply with a prescribed medical regimen they are said to be adherent. The problem of the extent to which patients follow the advice given to them by healthcare professionals is a major one.

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  1. P. E. Chiarelli
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The Culgaith Clinic, Culgaith, Penrith, Cumbria, UK

    Jo Laycock OBE, PhD, FCSP (Private Physiotherapy Practitioner) (Private Physiotherapy Practitioner)

  2. Centre for Rehabilitation Science, University of Manchester, Central Manchester Healthcare Trust, Manchester, UK

    Jeanette Haslam MPhil, Grad Dip Phys, MCSP, SRP (Clinical Specialist Women’s Health) (Clinical Specialist Women’s Health)

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Chiarelli, P.E. (2002). Improving Patient’s Adherence. In: Laycock, J., Haslam, J. (eds) Therapeutic Management of Incontinence and Pelvic Pain. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3715-3_9

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