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López-Romero LA, Romero Guevara SL, Parra DI, Rojas Sánchez LZ. Adherence to treatment: concept and measurement. Hacia Promoc. Salud [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Jun. 19];21(1):117-3. Available from: https://revistasojs.ucaldas.edu.co/index.php/hacialapromociondelasalud/article/view/3892

Authors

Luis Alberto López-Romero
Universidad Industrial de Santander
luis.lopez@uis.edu.co
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7698-7900
Sandra Lucrecia Romero Guevara
Universidad Industrial de Santander
salurome@uis.edu.co
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6845-3159
Dora Inés Parra
Universidad Industrial de Santander
doiparra@uis.edu.co
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1527-973X
Lyda Zoraya Rojas Sánchez
Universidad Industrial de Santander
lydar7@hotmail.com
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-7105

Abstract

Objective: To carry out a synthesis of the concept of adherence and describe the methods used to measure it. Methodology: Review article. A search, selection and review of original and secondary articles published between 2004 and 2013, written in English or Spanish in different databases including Scielo, Pubmed, Cinahl, Science@direct and Ovidsp which were was carried out. Results: A total of 53 articles were selected, 13 of which defined the concept and classification of methods; 32 were research studies that used indirect methods, 17 combined direct and indirect methods and one study used a direct method. Conclusions: The use of different concepts defining adherence, without a consensus was evident. Also, different techniques were used for measurement being the most widely used indirect methods, followed by the combination of direct and indirect methods.

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