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 273 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 23 publications in 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	4	4
1998	1	1	2
1999	3	1	4
2000	1	2	3
2001	1	3	4
2002	5	2	7
2003	3	7	10
2004	2	7	9
2005	10	4	14
2006	11	12	23
2007	8	6	14
2008	10	11	21
2009	6	9	15
2010	5	5	10
2011	3	5	8
2012	7	8	15
2013	5	8	13
2014	8	8	16
2015	8	6	14
2016	6	8	14
2017	7	5	12
2018	6	4	10
2019	3	6	9
2020	2	1	3
2021	2	2	4
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	3	3
2024	2	3	5
2025	1	0	1
2026	4	0	4

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Hall OT, Sturgeon JA, Bradley J, Helm A, Rausch J, Kuloszewski E, Deaner M, Malvestutto C, Lipps A, Hassett A. Pain is associated with reduced adherence to safer injection practices among people who inject opioids. Harm Reduct J. 2026 Jun 19; 23(1).

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DeJong C, Haywood C, Erban J, Cichon A, Pack QR, Lindenauer PK, Lagu T. "It Was a Blur": A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Patients With Heart Failure. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2026 Sep 01; 46(5):355-365.

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Thapa S, Naser M, Farah M, Zhang Y, Howard G, Lagu T, Lindenauer PK, Pack QR. Association Between Copayments and Attendance in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Nationwide Analysis From the AACVPR Registry. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Apr 07; 15(7):e049082.

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Folta SC, Burch J, Alcusky M, Ash AS, Hager K, Terranova J, Zhang FF, O'Flaherty A, Anyanwu O, Mozaffarian D. Why patients stay in or leave a medically tailored meals program: a qualitative study. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1737511.

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Wang KY, Xu K, Liu Y, Alshanniek S, Newmeyer N, Mesnik L, Prudhivi V, Chase T, Rangasamy V, Sison SM, Shi SM, Travison TG, Subramaniam B, Kim DH. Multi-Component Prehabilitation Program for Older Adults Undergoing Major Elective Surgery: A Pilot and Feasibility Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 11; 73(11):3387-3395.

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Benjet C, Zainal NH, Albor Y, Alvis-Barranco L, Carrasco Tapia N, Contreras-Ibáñez CC, Cortés-Morelos J, Cudris-Torres L, de la Peña FR, González N, Gutierrez-Garcia RA, Vargas-Contreras E, Medina-Mora ME, Patiño P, Gildea SM, Kennedy CJ, Luedtke A, Sampson NA, Petukhova MV, Zubizarreta JR, Cuijpers P, Kazdin AE, Kessler RC. The Effect of Predicted Compliance With a Web-Based Intervention for Anxiety and Depression Among Latin American University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Ment Health. 2025 Feb 28; 12:e64251.

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Yip JY, Geckeler KC, Barton KM, Roh S, Ramsey DJ. Impact of a Patient Portal-Based Telehealth Outreach Program on Recall of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy. Telemed J E Health. 2025 Apr; 31(4):459-467.

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Suire K, Helsel BC, Bowling A, Staiano AE, Sherman JR, Rice A, Ptomey LT. The adaptation of the GameSquad exergaming intervention for young adults with Down syndrome: A pilot feasibility study. Disabil Health J. 2025 04; 18(2):101766.

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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 01 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 11 01; 25:S54-S63.

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