Action in accordance with recommendation(s).
The act of conforming, cooperating, or obeying, as in following orders.
In social psychology, the tendency to yield to group pressure in order to avoid punishment for nonconformity. The outward change is not necessarily accompanied by inward change.
The agreement of a patient to co-operate with a treatment.
Degree to which a patient follows medical advice; noncompliant patients may fail to take medications as prescribed, refrain from smoking when advised, or not return for follow-up visits as requested.
A person’s adherence to a physician’s prescribed course of medical treatment. For example, it is important to comply with a doctor’s instructions to take the complete course of antibiotics prescribed for a bacterial infection, even after symptoms have disappeared. Otherwise, the infection may recur — possibly in a more severe form. Compliance is a key aspect of controlling or curing disease. Compliance may be difficult in patients with chronic illnesses that require complicated treatment regimens.
The extent to which a patient follows the advice of a doctor or other health professional, especially in respect of drug or other treatments. This is generally increased if the patient understands both the condition and the basis for the proposed treatment. Assessment of a patient’s compliance should be a routine part of treatment review.
It refers to a term employed to depict the extent to which a patient’s conduct aligns with medical recommendations or guidance.