Sunday, January 26, 2014

Concordance: a concept analysis


Adherence-based medicines interventions are known to be of limited success. Concordance appears to offer an alternative approach consistent with person-centred approaches to decision-making. However, the application of the principle of concordance appears inconsistent. This article considers the extent to which any of this confusion may be a function of the different usage of the term concordance in the disciplines of nursing, general medicine, psychiatry and pharmacy.


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  1. Austyn Snowden BSc PhD RMN Reader in Mental Health*,
  2. Colin Martin BSc PhD RN Professor, Chair in Mental Health,
  3. Billy Mathers EdD RMN Lecturer in Mental Health,
  4. Allan Donnell MSc RMN Senior Lecturer in Mental Health

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volume 70, Issue 1, pages 46–59, January 2014


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