patient compliance

Preferred Label : patient compliance;

MeSH definition : Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen.;

MeSH synonym : cooperation, patient; Patient Adherence; compliance, patient; patient cooperation; Adherence, Patient; Client Compliance; Client Compliances; Compliance, Client; Client Adherence; Adherence, Client;

CISMeF synonym : user compliance; compliance, user; family planning clinic attendance;

DeCS synonym : Therapeutic Compliance; Therapeutic Compliances; Treatment Compliance; Treatment Compliances;

Related MeSH term : patient Non-Compliance; Non-Compliance, Patient; Patient Non Compliance; Patient Nonadherence; Nonadherence, Patient; Patient Noncompliance; Noncompliance, Patient; Patient Non-Adherence; Non-Adherence, Patient; Patient Non Adherence; Compliance, Treatment; Treatment Compliances; Therapeutic Compliance; Compliance, Therapeutic; Compliances, Therapeutic; Therapeutic Compliances; Non-Adherent Patient; Non Adherent Patient; Non-Adherent Patients; Patient, Non-Adherent;

MeSH annotation : distinguish entry term PATIENT NON-COMPLIANCE from TREATMENT REFUSAL;

Details

Origin ID

D010349;

UMLS CUI

C1321605;

Allowable qualifiers
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
Metaterm(s)
- therapeutics [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- Treatment Compliance [MeSH concept]
- patient Non-Compliance [MeSH concept]
- patient compliance [MeSH concept]
See also
- directly observed therapy [MeSH Descriptor]
- patient dropouts [MeSH Descriptor]
- treatment refusal [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- drug prescriptions [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Treatment noncompliance [MedDRA Preferred Term]
Semantic type(s)
- Individual Behavior [UMLS semantic type]

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