Parameters of the treatment adherence in periodontal patients

Relevance. The level of the patient adherence significantly influences the effectiveness of the treatment. Aim – to determine the level of adherence to the doctor’s recommendations and prescriptions in periodontal patients. Materials and methods. 360 periodontal patients of both sexes and different ages filled in a questionnaire to quantitatively assess the treatment adherence, outlined in 1st Russian consensus on the quantitative assessment of the treatment adherence, 2017. The adherence to the therapy, medical management, life style changes and the overall treatment adherence were determined. Results. The low level of the overall treatment adherence was revealed in 36% of the questioned subjects. The adherence to the life style changes was significantly low in almost all patient groups, thus, determining the low level of adherence to treatment. Only patients over 60 showed a higher adherence to all doctor’s recommendations. Male patients demonstrated a lower level of the overall adherence as well as adherence parameters separately. Conclusion. The adherence evaluation allows customizing the approach to the selection of the recommendations and treatment schemes according to a patient adherence level as well as determining possible ways of adjustment of the motivation level.