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Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 12(8), p. e80633, 2013

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080633

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Understanding Patients' Adherence-Related Beliefs about Medicines Prescribed for Long-Term Conditions: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Necessity-Concerns Framework.

Journal article published in 2013 by Rob Horne, Sc Chapman, Rhian Parham, Nick Freemantle ORCID, Alastair Forbes ORCID, Vanessa Cooper
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Abstract

Patients' beliefs about treatment influence treatment engagement and adherence. The Necessity-Concerns Framework postulates that adherence is influenced by implicit judgements of personal need for the treatment (necessity beliefs) and concerns about the potential adverse consequences of taking it.