Adherence to Therapy in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis—Review

Aleksandra Kołtuniuk and Justyna Chojdak-Łukasiewicz
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Aleksandra Kołtuniuk: Division of Internal Medicine Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Bartla 5, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland
Justyna Chojdak-Łukasiewicz: Department of Neurology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-9

Abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, autoimmune, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). MS is an incurable disease. The goal of disease-modifying therapies (DMT) is to slow the progression of the disease, prevent relapses and increase the patient’s overall quality of life. According to the World Health Organisation definition, adherence means the extent to which a person’s medication-taking behaviour corresponds with the agreed upon treatment recommendations from a healthcare provider. Accurate adherence is necessary for efficient treatment. Non-adherence is related to unsuccessful treatments, the risk of relapses and increased healthcare costs. The aim of this study is to present the main factors relating to non-adherence in MS patients.

Keywords: adherence; medication; multiple sclerosis; disease-modifying therapy; non-adherence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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