Which of the following are associated with increased patient nonadherence to medication therapy? (Select all that apply. )

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Many factors are associated with nonadherence to medication therapy.These include poor understanding of the disease and a need for medication to treat it,fear of side effects of the medication,distrust of health care professionals,economic factors,or forgetfulness.Longer duration of drug therapy and the number of times a day the patient must take a prescription increase the chances that a patient will not adhere to the regimen.For example,patients are more compliant with twice-a-day dosing than they are with four-times-a-day dosing.Statistics reveal that only a minority of patients will take their medication as prescribed.

Which of the Following Are Associated with Increased Patient Nonadherence