Compliance and adherence of patients in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Abstract

The terms 'Compliance' and 'Adherence' are often used synonymously and interchangeably, yet the constructs are different.(1) Compliance or, less coercively, concordance is the fulfillment by a patient of a caregiver's prescribed course of treatment. Adherence is the process in which a person follows rules, guidelines and standards.