Review of the Notion of Adherence to Treatment as Subject of Health Psychology

Authors

  • Lucy Nieto Betancurt
  • Raul Pelayo Pedraza

Keywords:

Adherence to treatment, Accomplishment

Abstract

The paper is a review of the conceptualization of the notion of adherence to treatment and of its importance within health psychology. The article seeks to show some of the difficulties researchers face to arrive at a consensus in this regard and illustrates the factors that have an influence on adherence to treatment, its methods and the usefulness of its evaluation.

Author Biographies

  • Lucy Nieto Betancurt

     Psicóloga. . Profesora del Programa de Psicología de la Universidad Católica Popular del Universidad Católica Popular del Risaralda.

  • Raul Pelayo Pedraza

    Psicólogo. FUKL. Especialista en psicología del consumidor. Coordiandor capítulo Gran Caldas - Liga Colombiana de Hemofilia.

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Published

2021-01-20

Issue

Núm. 85 (Dic., 2009)

Section

Temas Generales