Patient adherence is a complex issue and a key driver of patient outcomes. Patient adherence is frequently focused on medication use but also includes keeping medical appointments, implementing dietary or other lifestyle changes, following other types of treatment regimens, and implementing recommended preventative health care practices. It is important to recognize that there are many reasons why patients do not adhere to medical treatments and/or recommendations.  Understanding the reasons behind nonadherence can help clinicians resolve any barriers and target the health condition accurately.  Here we provide adherence-enhancing strategies that can be applied in a primary care setting.

• Expanding the Role of Pharmacists in the Outpatient Setting


• Dietary Supplements and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention


• SMART Goals for Healthy Weight


• Talking With Your Patients About Diabetes Pharmacotherapy:
  Side Effects and Adverse Events


• Navigating Barriers to Medication Access


• Addressing Common Barriers to Insulin Initiation and Use


• Language Tools to Decrease Stigma in Diabetes


• Implementing Shared Decision Making in Clinical Practice


• Shared Decision Making and Diabetes Care


• Addressing Clinical Inertia in Diabetes Care


• Medication Adherence: The Key to Positive Patient Outcomes


• Clinician's Pocket Guide on Motivational Interviewing


• Principles of Motivational Interviewing