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1. Definition of adherence. In terms of TB control, adherence to treatment may be defined as the extent to which the patient's history of therapeutic drug-taking coincides with the prescribed treatment (7) . Adherence may be measured using either process-oriented or outcome-oriented definitions.
Risk factors and characteristics for poor drug adherence under OAC. Large populations of patients, in whom OAC therapy is indicated, do not take anticoagulation therapy [39, 40]. In a study population including 27,458 patients with AF treated with a VKA, the users spent 63 % of their time within therapeutic range [33]. The causes for under-treatment are diverse and multi-factorial.