Patient Compliance

"Patient Compliance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen.

Descriptor ID	D010349
MeSH Number(s)	F01.100.150.750.500.600 F01.145.488.887.500.600 N05.300.150.800.500.600
Concept/Terms	Patient Compliance Patient Compliance Compliance, Patient Patient Adherence Adherence, Patient Patient Cooperation Cooperation, Patient Patient Non-Compliance Patient Non-Compliance Non-Compliance, Patient Patient Non Compliance Patient Nonadherence Nonadherence, Patient Patient Noncompliance Noncompliance, Patient Patient Non-Adherence Non-Adherence, Patient Patient Non Adherence Treatment Compliance Treatment Compliance Compliance, Treatment Treatment Compliances Therapeutic Compliance Compliance, Therapeutic Compliances, Therapeutic Therapeutic Compliances

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Patient Compliance".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Attitude [F01.100]
Attitude to Health [F01.100.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.100.150.750]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.100.150.750.500]
Patient Compliance [F01.100.150.750.500.600]
Behavior [F01.145]
Health Behavior [F01.145.488]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.145.488.887]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.145.488.887.500]
Patient Compliance [F01.145.488.887.500.600]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Attitude to Health [N05.300.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [N05.300.150.800]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [N05.300.150.800.500]
Patient Compliance [N05.300.150.800.500.600]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Patient Compliance".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Patient Compliance".

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Bar chart showing 278 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 23 publications in 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	3	4
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	4	4
1999	3	1	4
2000	1	2	3
2001	1	2	3
2002	5	5	10
2003	3	7	10
2004	4	8	12
2005	11	3	14
2006	11	12	23
2007	9	5	14
2008	10	11	21
2009	6	9	15
2010	5	5	10
2011	3	6	9
2012	7	8	15
2013	7	10	17
2014	8	9	17
2015	8	7	15
2016	6	7	13
2017	6	5	11
2018	6	3	9
2019	3	5	8
2020	2	1	3
2021	2	2	4
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	3	3
2024	2	3	5

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Kovell LC, Bothwick V, McCabe P, Juraschek SP, Meng Y, Revoori R, Pena S, Schoenthaler A, Adhikari S, Dodson JA. Patterns of Adherence to Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Older Adults With Ischemic Heart Disease: An Analysis From the RESILIENT Trial of Mobile Health Cardiac Rehabilitation. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2025 Jan 01; 45(1):57-64.

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Zeliadt SB, Coggeshall S, Zhang X, Rosser EW, Reed Ii DE, Elwy AR, Bokhour BG, Toyama JA, Taylor SL. How initial perceptions of the effectiveness of mind and body complementary and integrative health therapies influence long-term adherence in a pragmatic trial. Pain Med. 2024 Nov 01; 25(Supplement_1):S54-S63.

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Ding H, Ho K, Searls E, Low S, Li Z, Rahman S, Madan S, Igwe A, Popp Z, Burk A, Wu H, Ding Y, Hwang PH, Anda-Duran I, Kolachalama VB, Gifford KA, Shih LC, Au R, Lin H. Assessment of Wearable Device Adherence for Monitoring Physical Activity in Older Adults: Pilot Cohort Study. JMIR Aging. 2024 Oct 25; 7:e60209.

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Shi Q, Cheah JT, Zai AH. Factors associated with non-adherence to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry screening during the COVID-19 pandemic in an academic medical center. Arch Osteoporos. 2024 Jul 30; 19(1):66.

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Flanagan KD, Cornell DJ, Mangano KM, Zhang X, Tucker KL, Noel SE. Adherence to Mediterranean, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension and Healthy Eating Indices are associated with lower risk of disability among Puerto Rican adults from the longitudinal Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Aug; 120(2):389-397.

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Archambault SD, Nichols MM, McCullum JC, Zhang Y, Steinberger EE, Ramsey DJ. Patient adherence to therapy after switch to aflibercept from bevacizumab or ranibizumab for treatment-refractory neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jan 01; 72(Suppl 1):S101-S105.

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Sahasrabudhe N, Soo Lee J, Zhang X, Scott T, Punnett L, Tucker KL, Palacios N. Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Depressive Symptomatology Among Boston Area Puerto Ricans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2023 02 24; 78(2):258-266.

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Munzar R, Anaya JA, Lasalle C, Roh S, Ramsey DJ. Effectiveness and Financial Viability of Telehealth Physician Extenders for Re-Engagement of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy. Telemed J E Health. 2023 08; 29(8):1195-1202.

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Kanaley JA, Colberg SR, Corcoran MH, Malin SK, Rodriguez NR, Crespo CJ, Kirwan JP, Zierath JR. Exercise/Physical Activity in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A Consensus Statement from the American College of Sports Medicine. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2022 02 01; 54(2):353-368.

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Roubil JG, Hazeltine MD, Bludevich BM, Aidlen JT, Pustis N, Ferrante C, Hirsh MP, Cleary MA. Assessing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) compliance and disparities for pediatric inpatients at a tertiary care facility. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jan; 57(1):111-116.

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