Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who adheres; an adherent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who adheres; an adherent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
adherent , one whoadheres to (practices or follows a belief).
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Examples
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However it may just be possible that the benefit the long term adherer’s obtained from statin use actually derived from the ability of statins either to raise Vitamin D levels or to act in a Vitamin D sparing capacity.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Observational studies of preventive medications and health behaviors are susceptible to various sources of bias, including the so-called healthy-user and healthy-adherer biases.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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This adherer effect is why randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies are needed to determine the efficacy of any drug, and even then the adherer effect should be controlled for.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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It is unfortunate, but I doubt that many doctors or researchers, for that matter will consider the adherer effect when they read these studies.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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This observed relative reduction must be interpreted as reflecting a combination of the healthy-adherer effect and the drug effect.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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There is a big note, enclosed in a box and titled Clinical Perspective, at the end of this study that exhorts doctors to consider this adherer effect when looking at data from observational studies.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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I am going to stay out of this - not being a pet owner and have never been one..... i guess i am not a good adherer...
Pet Spending microbiologist xx 2009
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In this article, evidence of the healthy-adherer effect is demonstrated by showing that adherence to statins is associated with a reduction in the risk of accidents eg, workplace or motor vehicle, outcomes that would not be expected to be affected by a statin.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Previously, the study of the adherer effect has been a secondary finding in studies of various drug regimens, but now comes a paper in which the adherer effect is the primary focus of the investigation.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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The approximate magnitude of the adherer effect was a 15% relative risk reduction.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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