Publisher's Synopsis
Recognizing the present and future importance of communication about both prescribed and over-the-counter medications, this special issue brings together researchers from different disciplines to report recent work in this area. The issue begins by synthesizing recent research about the causes of medication nonadherence. Emerging from this synthesis is a framework for discussing the risks and benefits associated with medical treatments. The next paper describes the often imperfect reality of communication between doctors and patients. The next two articles examine how older adults obtain information about their medications, and the last article reviews recent work examining how patient comprehension is influenced by text and reader characteristics.
