Connecting with chronically ill patients to improve treatment adherence

Giovana G Silva; Martha K Swartz; Sheila L Molony

doi:10.1097/01.NPR.0000452975.53934.3d

Connecting with chronically ill patients to improve treatment adherence

Nurse Pract. 2014 Sep 18;39(9):42-8. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000452975.53934.3d.

Authors

Giovana G Silva¹, Martha K Swartz, Sheila L Molony

Affiliation

¹ Giovana G. Silva is an adult and geriatric nurse practitioner and Martha K. Swartz is a professor and associate dean at Yale University School of Nursing, West Haven, Conn. Sheila L. Molony is a directory of quality improvement at Connecticut Community Care, Inc., Wethersfield, Conn.

PMID: 25140851
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000452975.53934.3d

Abstract

This study presents an integrative review of the literature assessing the relationships among a patient's style in coping with a long-term health condition, the patient-practitioner therapeutic alliance, and treatment adherence among chronically ill adults. Evidence-based recommendations to improve nurse practitioner-patient therapeutic alliance and treatment adherence are suggested.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Chronic Disease / nursing*
Chronic Disease / psychology
Evidence-Based Nursing
Humans
Nurse Practitioners / psychology*
Nurse-Patient Relations*
Patient Compliance*
Practice Guidelines as Topic