1. Adherence to Medical Regimes
Non-Adherence

2. Medical advice can take many forms yet often people do not adhere – look at the following slides and see if you can think reasons why people may ignore these messages.

5. A patient with advanced cancer, is advised to undergo chemotherapy to slow the progress of the disease and prolong their life.
A woman is in a car accident and needs a blood transfusion to .
An obese man is told to loose weight as he is at risk of a heart attack

6. A student is prescribed a course of antibiotics during which time alcohol should be avoided
A young women finds out she has celiac disease and is given a diet sheet to follow with a long list of food to avoids
A young man is prescribed a course of pills for high blood pressure and given a list of the side effects