The literature proposes that instead of trying to change patient’s behaviors for better compliance, healthcare professionals should increase focus on their own behaviors by practicing patient centered care and shared decision making.
This kind of transformation is implemented by good communication skills, understanding for the patients’ social context and respect for the patients being experts of their own lives. This could be done without increasing cost or time, and with the potential benefits of solving the burden of non-compliance necessary for ensuring long term successful outcomes.
