Patient-physician discordance in assessment of adherence to inhaled controller medication: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts.
Cristina JácomeAna Margarida PereiraRute Alexandra Borges de AlmeidaManuel Ferreira-MagalhaesMariana CoutoLuís AraujoMariana PereiraMagna Alves CorreiaCláudia Chaves LoureiroMaria Joana CatarataLília Maia SantosJoão PereiraBárbara RamosCristina LopesAna MendesJosé Carlos Cidrais RodriguesGeorgeta OliveiraAna Paula AguiarIvete AfonsoJoana CarvalhoAna ArrobasJosé Coutinho CostaJoana DiasAna Todo BomJoão AzevedoCarmelita RibeiroMarta AlvesPaula Leiria PintoNuno NeuparthAna PalhinhaJoão Gaspar MarquesNicole PintoPedro MartinsFilipa Todo BomMaria Alvarenga SantosAlberto Gomes CostaArmandina Silva NetoMarta SantalhaCarlos LozoyaNatacha SantosDiana SilvaMaria João VasconcelosLuís Taborda-BarataCélia CarvalhalMaria Fernanda TeixeiraRodrigo Rodrigues AlvesAna Sofia MoreiraCláudia Sofia PintoPedro Morais SilvaCarlos AlvesRaquel CâmaraDidina CoelhoDiana BordaloRicardo M FernandesRosário FerreiraFernando MenezesRicardo GomesMaria José CalixAna MarquesJoão CardosoMadalena EmilianoRita GerardoCarlos NunesRita CâmaraJosé Alberto FerreiraAurora CarvalhoPaulo FreitasRicardo CorreiaJoao A Fonsecanull nullPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Although both patients and physicians report high inhaler adherence, discordance occurred in half of cases. Implementation of objective adherence measures and effective communication are needed to improve patient-physician agreement.