Adherence of patients to medical recommendations (compliance) as an important factor in increasing the effectiveness of treatment (by example of acid-dependent diseases)

Abstract

List of medical terms has been recently supplemented with relatively new notions of compliance (adherence), which means “consent, compliance with your wishes” in English. They are used to denote the patient’s strict adherence to medical recommendations, especially with regard to pharmacotherapy (use of the drug at the recommended dose with the necessary frequency and duration), correction of lifestyle, rationalization of dietary habits, getting rid of bad habits. High compliance is very important in the treatment of acid-related diseases: organizing a lifestyle, following advice on dietary restrictions and habits, avoiding stressful situations and physical exertion significantly affect the effectiveness of therapeutic measures in gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, non-atrophic gastritis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, chronic gastritis induced by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Optimization of compliance (adherence), control over the implementation of prescriptions, elimination of factors that impede the realization of medical recommendations will improve the effectiveness of treatment of acid-related diseases. The key to successful treatment of any pathology is an active involvement of a patient in the treatment process.