BookScott A. Davis, editor.
Contents:
Part I. What is known about adherence behavior
1. Impact of Non-Adherence in Dermatology
2. Models of Adherence
3. Impact of demographic and treatment-related factors
4. Non-attendance, predictors and interventions
Part II. Methods of measuring adherence
5. Using Retrospective Databases to Study Adherence
6. Measuring Adherence in Clinical Trials
7. How providers can assess their patients' adherence in clinical settings
Part III. Adherence in specific diseases
8. Topical application and variability of the de facto applied dose: technical aspects
9. Adherence in Acne
10. Psoriasis and adherence to therapy: individual, treatment-related and general factors
11. Adherence in atopic dermatitis
12. Adherence in Other Dermatologic Conditions
Part IV. Strategies to improve adherence
13. Optimizing the Physician-Patient Relationship and Educating the Patient about Adherence
14. Choosing the treatment the patient is most likely to use
15. Dealing with forgetfulness
16. Building Motivation and Self-Efficacy.