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Letters |2 July 2002

Measuring Patient Adherence

Barbara J. Turner, MD; Frederick M. Hecht, MD

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  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Turner)
    San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94410 (Hecht)
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We appreciate the thoughtful comments of Dr. Liu and his coauthors. We understand that the authors feel that their adherence score reflects a composite of several approaches to measure adherence. However, the authors first used electronic monitor data and then filled in missing data points with pill count and, finally, interview data. Our editorial aimed to help the reader understand that electronic monitor data served as the centerpiece of this approach. If a researcher had nearly complete adherence data on his or her study participants from electronic monitors, Liu and colleagues' approach would require minimal additional data from...
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Turner BJ, Hecht FM. Measuring Patient Adherence. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:72–73. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-137-1-200207020-00025

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2002;137(1):72-73.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-137-1-200207020-00025

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