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Topic: What means compliance problems please?

Zibba
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Member # 9591

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Could you please write an example of a compliance problem so i can understand it please, thanks

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minoucat
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Zibba, without knowing the context it's hard to say.

But, in general, "compliance issues" means that, in the opinion of the doctor (or other medical professional), the patient is impeding their recovery by not following medical advice.

For example -- if a patient is told by their doctor to stop smoking, or to lose weight, or to get more exercise, and the patient doesn't do (whatever it is), the patient would be considered "non-compliant."

Ditto, if a patient does not take medication as prescribed.

That's the best case scenario.

Howsomever, some medical professionals are a) lousy diagnostiticians, b)hamstrung by the requirements of their HMO, medical board, insurance policy, or c) not good at listening to their patients and hearing what their real problems are.

So if you are a patient with virally induced chronic fatigue, and your doctor thinks it's all in your head, you might be considered to have "problems with compliance" if you don't do the hour of vigorous daily exercise the doc recommends.

Or if you have, say, Lyme Disease and your doctor thinks you should be completely recovered after a month of antibiotics, the doc might decide that you're non-compliant and a hypochondriac or a nutcase if you continue to complain about symptoms or insist on a different treatment regimen.

Does this explanation make sense in your situation?

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Zibba
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A great explanation thanks you very much

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