ReviewJournal of general internal medicine2018
Cultural Issues in Medication Adherence: Disparities and Directions.
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127 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 295 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Implementing and Delivering Culturally Centred Pharmacy Services Tailored to Ethnically Minoritised Populations: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Ethnography.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Interventions on Medication Adherence in Patients With Coexisting Diabetes and Hypertension.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Pooled it
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- Development of an Item Bank to Measure Medication Adherence: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Medication adherence in the older adults with chronic multimorbidity: a systematic review of qualitative studies on patient's experience.European geriatric medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Factors affecting medication adherence among pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of literature.International urology and nephrology · 2020Pooled it
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- Mindfulness instruction for medication adherence among adolescents and young adults living with HIV: a randomized controlled trial.AIDS care · 2022Trial
- Randomized pilot trial of praise text messages to improve medication adherence among adolescents and young adults with liver transplants.Pediatric transplantation · 2022Trial
- Greater number of perceived barriers to hydroxyurea associated with poorer health-related quality of life in youth with sickle cell disease.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2019Trial
- Pharmacists and community health workers improve medication-related process outcomes among Cambodian Americans with depression and risk for diabetes.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhATrial
- Bisoprolol Treatment and Adherence in Pediatric Patients With Genotype-Positive Long QT Syndrome.Journal of arrhythmia · 2026Article
- Experiences and Views of African Australian Consumers on the Role of Spirituality, Religion and Culture on Mental Health.International journal of mental health nursing · 2026Article
- Personality Traits and Their Association With Medication Non-Adherence in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Perceived Discrimination in Healthcare Settings is Associated with Medication Side Effects and Adherence: A Cross-Sectional Survey Representing the Four Largest Ethnic Groups in the UK.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Exploring the social and behavioral barriers to hypertension self-care among indonesian adults: a qualitative study based on the theory of planned behavior.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Examining usability of RxFill: integrating health IT to support medication adherence.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Article
- Hypertension Disparities in Immigrant and Refugee Populations: Screening, Treatment Access, and Cultural Barriers.Current hypertension reports · 2026Review
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Abstract
Adherence to medications is dependent upon a variety of factors, including individual characteristics of the patient, the patient's family and culture, interactions with healthcare providers, and the healthcare system itself. Because of its association with worse outcomes, poor medication adherence is considered a potential contributor to disparities in health outcomes observed for various conditions across racial and ethnic groups. While there are no simple answers, it is clear that patient, provider, cultural, historical, and healthcare system factors all play a role in patterns of medication use. Here, we provide an overview of the interface between culture and medication adherence for chronic conditions; discuss medication adherence in the context of observed health disparities; provide examples of cultural issues in medication adherence at the individual, family, and healthcare system/provider level; review potential interventions to address cultural issues in medication use; and provide recommendations for future work.
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