JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Several well-publicized recent studies have suggested that disability among older Americans has declined in the last decade. ⋯ Several measures of old age disability and limitations have shown improvements in the last decade. Research into the causes of these improvements is needed to understand the implications for the future demand for medical care.
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Several well-publicized recent studies have suggested that disability among older Americans has declined in the last decade. ⋯ Several measures of old age disability and limitations have shown improvements in the last decade. Research into the causes of these improvements is needed to understand the implications for the future demand for medical care.
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Low adherence with prescribed treatments is ubiquitous and undermines treatment benefits. ⋯ Current methods of improving medication adherence for chronic health problems are mostly complex, labor-intensive, and not predictably effective. The full benefits of medications cannot be realized at currently achievable levels of adherence; therefore, more studies of innovative approaches to assist patients to follow prescriptions for medications are needed.