... the medication. * They may want to check that the illness is still there when the treatment is discontinued. Another psychologist Barat et al 2001 also explored about how much people adhere. He conducted a self-report measure for patients and GP's by checking medicine cupboards. The study consisted of 350 70yr olds from Denmark. He found that there was disagreement between doctor and patient about medication in 22% of the cases and 71% of cases for doses. He said the reasons for the non-adherence included lack of knowledge about the drugs and taking three or more prescribed drugs. Psychologist Nessman et al (1980, cited in Cluss and Epstein, 1985) looked at compliance and ways in which to improve it. They looked at the effectiveness of group sessions in patients with hypertension. They found that their experimental group improved their compliance from 38% to 88%. However, there were problems with the finding ...

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