2.4. Inadequate adherence cause
Patients’ reasons for inadequate adherence were classified into one or
more of the following categories: economic (nonadherence due to lack of
financial resources that prevented medication purchase or follow-up by
the patient); forgetfulness ( failure to remember medication taking, as
well as complex medication schedules); prescription loss (paper medical
prescription mislead granted by an institution provider),
physician-related (lack of therapy regimen explanation or inadequate
information regarding treatment importance); prescription
misunderstanding (patient was aware of the established medications and
their importance but changed schedules, dosages, medications, or did not
follow prescription by removing or adding other medications); and
patient preference (inadequate adherence was the result of their
decision despite having knowledge of its importance and that the
physician made an adequate explanation of their treatment).