Medication adherence
Medication adherence is a clinical metric describing the extent to which a person’s medication-taking behavior corresponds with an agreed treatment regimen.
Medication adherence is a clinical metric describing the extent to which a person’s medication-taking behavior corresponds with an agreed treatment regimen. It can include whether treatment is initiated, how consistently doses are taken, and whether treatment is continued over time. Adherence is distinct from treatment efficacy: a medicine may be pharmacologically effective, but its real-world benefit can be reduced when doses are missed, treatment is modified without clinical guidance, or therapy is discontinued.
Medication adherence is particularly important in chronic conditions and long-term therapies, including type 2 diabetes, asthma, HIV/AIDS, schizophrenia, autoimmune disease, and cancer. It is influenced by treatment-related factors, patient beliefs and symptoms, self-care agency, patient education, social support, anxiety, access to care, and socioeconomic circumstances. In clinical and research settings, adherence may be assessed through patient reports, pharmacy or insurance claims, electronic monitoring, connected devices, or computational tools. Recent work spans socioeconomic factors in asthma self-care, SGLT2 inhibitor use in diabetes, and breast cancer therapy associated with pain and physical activity; the newer publications also extend this scope to oral chemotherapy, primary Sjögren disease, antiretroviral therapy, and care coordination.
Where the papers sit
9 papers from the last 6 months study medication adherence directly · updated from PubMed 1 Nov 2026
Study type 1 clinical trial · 5 observational · 2 human data · 1 unclassified
Themes one subject
Those 9 are all about one subject.
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Chronic Disease Treatment Adherence
Chronic disease treatment adherence is being framed as a multilevel problem shaped by beliefs, self-care agency, access and care delivery. Prospective and real-world studies repeatedly examine diabetes, gout, anticoagulation after stroke, asthma, cancer and Sjögren disease. Health coaching, pharmacist-led mobile apps and adaptive digital support are emerging alongside risk-factor assessment, with outcomes including glycaemic control, lipid levels, quality of life and persistence. Evidence remains disease- and setting-specific, leaving open which interventions produce durable adherence across populations.
Papers
The 9 papers from the last 6 months that study medication adherence directly, newest first, by theme and by study type. Study types come from PubMed publication types and MeSH headings.
By theme
Chronic Disease Treatment Adherence (9)
- Multilevel factors predicting medication adherence among gout patients in China: A 1-year prospective cohort study. Medicine · 19 Sept 2026 PMID 42760678
- Factors associated with medication adherence among adult diabetic patients of Bangladesh. PloS one · 17 Sept 2026 PMID 42752647
- Adherence to Anticoagulants in People with Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation: Implementation of Standardised Analytic Methods in Australia and Canada. International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 10 Sept 2026 PMID 42717313
- A Health Coach-Based Multilevel Personalized Strategy Lowers Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Enhances Lipid Control in Veterans With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association · 9 Sept 2026 PMID 42714414
- Self-care agency and medication adherence among cancer patients receiving oral chemotherapy: a path analysis study. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 28 Aug 2026 PMID 42663682
- Medication adherence is associated with the necessity-concern differential in newly diagnosed primary Sjögren disease: a prospective observational cohort study. Rheumatology international · 22 Aug 2026 PMID 42631726
- Real-world treatment patterns and adherence among privately insured patients with type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective cohort study using national claims data. BMJ open · 10 Aug 2026 PMID 42575546
- Effect of a pharmacist-led mHealth app on adherence, quality of life, and glycaemic control in diabetes: A multicentre RCT. Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2 Aug 2026 PMID 42543085
- An Evaluation of the Usability of ReACT (Responsive Asthma Care for Teens), an Adaptive Mobile Health Intervention for Adolescents With Asthma: Feasibility and Acceptability Trial. JMIR formative research · 26 May 2026 PMID 42189631
By study type
Clinical trials (1)
- Effect of a pharmacist-led mHealth app on adherence, quality of life, and glycaemic control in diabetes: A multicentre RCT. Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2 Aug 2026 PMID 42543085
Observational studies and case reports (5)
- Multilevel factors predicting medication adherence among gout patients in China: A 1-year prospective cohort study. Medicine · 19 Sept 2026 PMID 42760678
- Factors associated with medication adherence among adult diabetic patients of Bangladesh. PloS one · 17 Sept 2026 PMID 42752647
- Self-care agency and medication adherence among cancer patients receiving oral chemotherapy: a path analysis study. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 28 Aug 2026 PMID 42663682
- Medication adherence is associated with the necessity-concern differential in newly diagnosed primary Sjögren disease: a prospective observational cohort study. Rheumatology international · 22 Aug 2026 PMID 42631726
- Real-world treatment patterns and adherence among privately insured patients with type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective cohort study using national claims data. BMJ open · 10 Aug 2026 PMID 42575546
Human data, design not indexed (2)
- A Health Coach-Based Multilevel Personalized Strategy Lowers Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Enhances Lipid Control in Veterans With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association · 9 Sept 2026 PMID 42714414
- An Evaluation of the Usability of ReACT (Responsive Asthma Care for Teens), an Adaptive Mobile Health Intervention for Adolescents With Asthma: Feasibility and Acceptability Trial. JMIR formative research · 26 May 2026 PMID 42189631
Unclassified: not yet indexed with MeSH (1)
- Adherence to Anticoagulants in People with Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation: Implementation of Standardised Analytic Methods in Australia and Canada. International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 10 Sept 2026 PMID 42717313
Written from 9 PubMed abstracts, each one listed by PMID above. Published: 2026-08-30. Last written: 2026-09-21 by GPT. Drafted by language models from published abstracts; not medical advice.