During this unit, you will be introduced to the concept of compliance or adherence.  You should then be in a position to move on to examine the relationship between communication and compliance in the health care sector. 

Specifically, at the end of this unit you will be able to:

• Define the terms adherence/compliance.
• Examine how adherence/compliance is defined and measured. 
• Explore the costs involved in non-adherence.

In order to complete this unit, you should have the following:

• Your brain!
• An introductory health psychology text book, such as Ogden (2000).

Guidelines on these web pages: how to use them, and the various conventions used within them can be found on this link.