Table 3 Consequences of medication non-adherence by category
From: Developing consensus-based policy solutions for medicines adherence for Europe: a delphi study
Categories | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Themes/theories | 20 | 8.2 |
Consequences for patients | 125 | 51.2 |
Disease consequences | 54 | |
Medication consequences | 46 | |
Quality of life/well-being consequences | 25 | |
Consequences for healthcare professionals | 6 | 2.5 |
Consequences for clinician-patient interaction | 11 | 4.5 |
Consequences for the healthcare system | 62 | 25.4 |
Waste of resources | 52 | |
Public health risk | 10 | |
Consequences for society | 20 | 8.2 |
Waste of resources | 14 | |
Research/industry | 6 | |
Total | 244 |