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MeSH Heading: Patient Compliance
Tree Number(s): F01.100.150.750.500.600; F01.145.488.887.500.600; N05.300.150.800.500.600
Unique ID: D010349
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010349
Annotation: distinguish entry term PATIENT NON-COMPLIANCE from TREATMENT REFUSAL
Scope Note: Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen.
Entry Term(s): Client Adherence; Client Compliance; Non-Adherent Patient; Patient Adherence; Patient Cooperation; Patient Non-Adherence; Patient Non-Compliance; Patient Nonadherence; Patient Noncompliance; Therapeutic Compliance; Treatment Compliance
Previous Indexing: Cooperative Behavior (1971-1974)
See Also: Directly Observed Therapy; Patient Dropouts; Treatment Refusal
Public MeSH Note: 1975; for PATIENT NON-COMPLIANCE see TREATMENT REFUSAL 1997-2008, see PATIENT COMPLIANCE 1982-1990, see PATIENT DROPOUTS 1975-1981
History Note: 1975; for PATIENT NON-COMPLIANCE use TREATMENT REFUSAL 1997-2008, use PATIENT COMPLIANCE 1982-1990, use PATIENT DROPOUTS 1975-1981
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2021/05/12

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology (EH)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Concept UI: M0016046
Scope Note: Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen.
Terms: Patient Compliance Preferred Term
Term UI T030563
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID BIOETHICS (1990); Client Compliance
Term UI T001080681
Date05/15/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Client Adherence
Term UI T001080682
Date05/15/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Patient Cooperation
Term UI T030564
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Patient Adherence
Term UI T723507
Date08/04/2008
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2010)

Concept UI: M0024924
Terms: Patient Non-Compliance Preferred Term
Term UI T048647
Date08/03/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Non-Adherent Patient
Term UI T001080747
Date05/15/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Patient Non-Adherence
Term UI T048648
Date05/06/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Patient Nonadherence
Term UI T048649
Date08/03/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Patient Noncompliance
Term UI T048650
Date04/17/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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