Comments on: A Patient’s Perspective on Medication Compliance (Part 2) http://www.DCPatient.us/2009/09/a-patients-perspective-on-medication-compliance-part-2/ An Impatient Patient's Perspective on Health Care Today blogged live from Washington DC Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:53:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don Graves http://www.DCPatient.us/2009/09/a-patients-perspective-on-medication-compliance-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Don Graves Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:21:39 +0000 http://www.DCPatient.us/?p=46#comment-5 I absolutely agree with this. Speaking as the caretaker of a parent with a long-term, debilitating disease, it is nigh on impossible for a patient to do everything they need to do to ensure full "compliance". I think more non-oppressive options for assisting a patient in their personal care are needed, particularly when the patient has trouble remembering to take medication or has family members who need to be reminded about the daily medication. You list a number of suggestions that would be useful. What I don't understand is intelligent people making the conscious decision not to take medication (and other simple steps) that can positively affect their health and, at times, protect their lives. I recognize that there is a natural apprehension of the medical system, but I just don't get the antipathy toward taking a pill each day. I absolutely agree with this. Speaking as the caretaker of a parent with a long-term, debilitating disease, it is nigh on impossible for a patient to do everything they need to do to ensure full “compliance”. I think more non-oppressive options for assisting a patient in their personal care are needed, particularly when the patient has trouble remembering to take medication or has family members who need to be reminded about the daily medication. You list a number of suggestions that would be useful.

What I don’t understand is intelligent people making the conscious decision not to take medication (and other simple steps) that can positively affect their health and, at times, protect their lives. I recognize that there is a natural apprehension of the medical system, but I just don’t get the antipathy toward taking a pill each day.

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