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#1 Strategy:
Talk, Care and
Connect
Create A Favorable
Environment
Establish
Privacy
Reduce Physical
Barriers
Determine Beliefs
Cultural influences
Beliefs about illness
Value of illness
Employ Positive
Non-Verbal Behaviors
Forward lean
Silencelisten
Good eye contact
Warm expression
Postural synchrony
Open posture (uncross arms)
Limit self-adaptors (touching self)
Build a Two-Way
Communication Partnership
An Adult Approach.
I- You
I-Thou
Create Credibility
Go slow
Follow-through
Display genuine interest
Allow the person to save face
Introverted Pharmacists
Achieve Greater Compliance
Helpful
Communication Factors
For Better Adherence Deliver:
Explicit and appropriate instructions
More and clearer information
More and better feedback
Strategies to
Detect Non-Adherence
Interview Person
Brown-bag Programs
Compliance Clinics
Verbal Strategies
Speak Clearly
Avoid jargon
Explain WHY/WHY NOT
Limit message length
Strategies to Verify
Understanding
Gentle Probes
What will you do? Show me.
Why?
Provide Information-Pt 1
Be persuasive!
Describe use
Inform about side effects
Research shows: this does not increase
side effects
Tell when and how medication will help
Avoid being too complicated or detailed
Provide Information-Pt 2
Explain benefits of medication
Raise awareness of body cues
Explain ways person can selfevaluate therapy
Help develop coping mechanisms
Dont insist that the patient comply
Communicate Via
Multiple Modalities
Speech
Written materials
be alert to non-readers
Graphics
Models
Demos
For best results: employ both oral and
written presentations
Communicate Frequently
Enlist Others
Be Creative
Human Interaction
Increases Adherence
Non-adherence was reduced by 25%
when the pharmacist, rather than
the clerk, handed the medication to
the patient.
Patient involvement increases
adherence
In closing
We have discussed the differences
between patient compliance, and patient
adherence. The latter is a more complex
and inclusive construct.
We also considered several reasons why
patients do not adhere to treatment
regimens, and how healthcare
professionals can employ effective
communication strategies to increase
patient well-being.