The elderly patient has come to the clinic for a follow-up appointment. The nurse learns from the patient's daughter that the patient is not following the instructions she received upon discharge from the hospital last month
What could be a factor in a patient not adhering to her therapeutic regimen?
A) Ethnic background of health care provider
B) Costs of prescribed regimen
C) Wellness state
D) Personality of the physician
Ans: B
Feedback: Variables that appear to influence the degree of adherence to a prescribed therapeutic regimen include gender, race, education, illness, complexity of the regimen, and the cost of treatments. The ethnic background of the health care provider, the patient's wellness state, and the personality of the physician are not considered variables that appear to influence the degree of adherence to a prescribed therapeutic regimen.
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