Adherent with medications prescribed by physician: which statement describes 'Always adherent'?

Adherent with medications prescribed by physician: which statement describes 'Always adherent'?

• A. The person is always adherent
• B. Adherent 80% of time or more — Over the last 3 days, 24 hours a day, the person deviated from prescribed medication regime 20% or less of the time
• C. Adherent less than 80% of the time
• D. No medications prescribed

Answer: (A)

Always adherent means the person follows the prescribed medication plan without any deviations during the observed period. In this case, the statement that the person is always adherent conveys 100% adherence—no missed doses, no early or late taking, and no taking extra meds. The other statements allow for some deviations (80% adherence or less, or less than 80%), so they are not describing a perfect, always-adherent pattern. If no medications are prescribed, there’s nothing to adhere to, so that wouldn’t describe adherence behavior either.

Always adherent means the person follows the prescribed medication plan without any deviations during the observed period. In this case, the statement that the person is always adherent conveys 100% adherence—no missed doses, no early or late taking, and no taking extra meds. The other statements allow for some deviations (80% adherence or less, or less than 80%), so they are not describing a perfect, always-adherent pattern. If no medications are prescribed, there’s nothing to adhere to, so that wouldn’t describe adherence behavior either.