Evaluating meta ethnography: systematic analysis and synthesis of qualitative research

R Campbell, P Pound, M Morgan, G Daker-White… - 2012‏ - ore.exeter.ac.uk
Methods for reviewing and synthesising findings from quantitative research studies in health
care are well established. Although there is recognition of the need for qualitative research …

Resisting medicines: a synthesis of qualitative studies of medicine taking

P Pound, N Britten, M Morgan, L Yardley, C Pope… - Social science & …, 2005‏ - Elsevier
The study aimed to synthesise qualitative studies of lay experiences of medicine taking.
Most studies focused on the experience of those not taking their medicine as prescribed …

Medication adherence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a critical appraisal of the existing literature

BJF Van Den Bemt, HE Zwikker… - Expert review of …, 2012‏ - Taylor & Francis
Adherence to medication in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is low, varying from 30 to 80%.
Improving adherence to therapy could therefore dramatically improve the efficacy of drug …

The meaning of medications: another look at compliance

P Conrad - Social science & medicine, 1985‏ - Elsevier
Most research on compliance with medical regimens takes a doctor-centered perspective
and proceeds from certain assumptions. This paper presents an alternative, patient-centered …

Representations of medication and treatment: advances in theory and measurement

R Horne - Perceptions of health and illness, 2013‏ - taylorfrancis.com
These cognitive, emotional, and behavioural responses are selfregulatory in that they both
im**e upon and are influenced by the individual's self concept. Thus health threats can …

Patient compliance—an overview

LS Morris, RM Schulz - Journal of clinical pharmacy and …, 1992‏ - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the major topic areas of compliance research. Much of the research in
the area has focused on measurement, extent, and determinants of non‐compliance …

Medication, chronic illness and identity: the perspective of people with asthma

S Adams, R Pill, A Jones - Social science & medicine, 1997‏ - Elsevier
The issue of compliance with prescribed medication has traditionally been dominated by the
perspective of the health professional although increasingly sociologists, using qualitative …

Qualitative research on chronic illness: a commentary on method and conceptual development

P Conrad - Social science & medicine, 1990‏ - Elsevier
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ON CHRONIC ILLNESS: A COMMENTARY ON METHOD AND
CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT Page 1 Ser. SC;. Med. Vol. 30. No. II, pp. 1257-1263. 1990 …

Treatment perceptions and self-regulation

R Horne - The self-regulation of health and illness behaviour, 2012‏ - taylorfrancis.com
In affluent countries, the biggest slice of the health care pie is consumed by the management
of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and asthma. Here, good …

Rheumatoid arthritis: review of psychological factors related to etiology, effects, and treatment.

KO Anderson, LA Bradley, LD Young… - Psychological …, 1985‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease with no known cause or cure that typically
follows an unpredictable course. The present article provides a comprehensive review of the …