A property in which one item has the ability to stick or adhere to another.

mid-15c., "attachment to a person, support," from Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhaerentia, noun of action from adhaerentem (nominative adhaerens), present participle of adhaerare (se [..]

The extent to which a patient continues the agreed-upon treatment as prescribed.

attachment: faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; &q [..]

n. Attachment.

The state of adhering. The strength of an adhesive assembly or test specimen meas­ured in such a manner that a large part of the loading stress is concentrated at or near the bond to produce apparent [..]

noun. 1. the ableness of a person to comply with a therapeutic program, specifically those comprising drug therapy, guided by a medical professional. Exterior factors impacting such therapeutic interv [..]

(n) faithful support for a cause or political party or religion(n) the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

In medicine, adherence describes the degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice. Poor adherence is often associated with patients not following prescribed medicines and treatment regim [..]

Compliance by Health Personnel or Proxies with the stipulations of Advance Directives (or similar directives such as Resuscitation Orders) when Patients are unable to direct their own care.

Conformity in fulfilling or following official, recognized, or institutional requirements, guidelines, recommendations, protocols, pathways, or other standards.

Voluntary cooperation of the Patient in taking Drugs or Medicine as prescribed. This includes timing, dosage, and frequency.

Voluntary cooperation of the Patient in following a prescribed regimen.

Taking medications (or other treatment) exactly as instructed by a health care provider. The benefits of strict adherence to an HIV regimen include sustained viral suppression, reduced risk of drug resistance, improved overall health and quality of life, and decreased risk of HIV transmission. See Related Term(s): Drug Resistance, Viral Suppression [..]

the ability of a crop protection material to stick to a given surface.

Refers to the ability of bacteria adhere (stick) to host surfaces. (09 Oct 1997)

Adherence is one measure to describe the extent to which patients follow their care plan (or regimen) as prescribed by their health care provider. While usually used in the context of medication taking, adherence can be used to describe or measure conformance (the generic term) to the requirements of any regimen that can be characterized in terms o [..]

The ability of a patient to take their medication or follow a treatment protocol according to the directions for which it was prescribed; a patient taking the prescribed dose of medication at the prescribed frequency for the prescribed length of time. Also referred to as compliance.

The extent to which a coating bonds to a substrate.

A close physical union of two objects. Faithful support for some cause. (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.