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Barriers to Patient Compliance

Barriers to Patient Compliance

A patient's ability to accept and follow the advice of medical professionals depends on a number of factors, such as the patient's feelings about how his care should be handled and the patient's relationship with clinicians and healthcare professionals. Many factors can become barriers to patient compliance, such as ineffective treatment application, the high cost of medication (see Reference 2, page 3), poor communication and the patient's lifestyle. There is no one remedy that ensures that a patient would adhere to a treatment plan (see Reference 1).

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