3.2.3—Improving adherence

3.2.3 Improving adherence.

• improving adherence in children including a study, e.g. Chaney et al. (2004).
• individual behavioural techniques: contracts, prompts, customising treatment.
• community interventions (exemplified by the following key study).
• Key study on improving medical adherence using community interventions: Yokley and Glenwick (1984).

This matters because —improving adherence determines what can be inferred or chosen; begin with the stated conditions and keep the conclusion tied to the evidence.

Example: apply —improving adherence to one small, clearly defined case, show the key step or comparison, and explain the result in words.

Boundary: —Improving adherence is not a universal recommendation. Check the syllabus scope, assumptions, units and the limits of the evidence before generalising.