Each title in the "Rapid Reference" series provides the reader with authoritative and accessible information from a clinical expert in the field, to assist with treatment decisions. Each title includes standard core content (epidemiology, management, therapy) combined with the additional information such as FAQs and patient organizations needed by the primary care practitioners to provide effective patient care. The books also include drug listings, clinical trials, information on future developments, and web site listings, to keep the reader up to speed with new developments and to extend their knowledge of the disease area. Titles in the series focus on chronic conditions seen most often in the primary care setting. With patients becoming better informed about the nature and management of their conditions, "Rapid Reference" is a timely new series that offers the primary care practitioners easy access to the best information for patient care and management.
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Introduction Statement of importance of area (compliance with medication and lifestyle) Aims of the book Chapter 1: Compliance, adherence, co-operation, mutuality, therapeutic alliance or concordance? Discussion about definitions; moving from Sackett and Haynes' definition to 'concordance' Various aspect of compliance with medication Chapter 2: Theories of compliance Heath belief model Reasoned action Chapter 3: The scope of the problem Epidemiology Non-compliance with medication for chronic illness Maintaining medication use Compliance with lifestyle advice Financial cost of non compliance with drugs Costs of non-compliance with lifestyle advice Avoidable morbidity and mortality Chapter 4: Predictors of sub-optimal compliance Communication Complexity of regime Physical factors Chapter 5: Assessing compliance Self report Pill counting Electronic monitoring Chapter 6: The role of the clinician in relation to drug treatment Chapter 7: Patient centered medicine, shared decision making and motivational interviewing Chapter 8: Some common patient concerns about medication Chapter 9: Compliance in specific situation The elderly Teenagers HIV Contraception Hormone replacement therapy Cardiovascular medicine Acute infections Diabetes mellitus Psychiatric illness Respiratory tract illness Transplantation Appointment keeping Lifestyle Chapter 10: Enhancing compliance in the consultation; some practical strategies (Each strategy will have a description and an example of clinical practice) The evidence so far Spirit point Establishing rapport and raising the subject Agenda setting Assessing readiness to change, motivation and confidence Lifting the lid Information exchange Risk communication Typical day Pros and cons Chapter 11: The research agenda Chapter 12: Websites
