Detecting Reasons for Nonadherence to Medication in Adults with Epilepsy: A Review of Self-Report Measures and Key Predictors.

ABSTRACT: This review presents individual reasons for self-reported nonadherence in people with epilepsy (PWE). A literature search was performed on the PubMed/Medline and Scopus databases for studies published up to March 2022. Thirty-six studies were included using the following inclusion criteria: original studies on adults with epilepsy, use of subjective self-report adherence measurement methods, and publication in English. Data were extracted using a standardized data extraction table, including the year of publication, authors, cohort size, study design, adherence measurement method, and self-reported reasons for nonadherence. Self-reported reasons for nonadherence were grouped following the WHO model with the five dimensions of nonadherence. In addition, study characteristics and sociodemogr

SUBMITTER: Mendorf S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9331129 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature