Biological methods for measuring adherence- Blood and urine tests.

Question 1

Name 2 biological ways of measuring adherence?

Answer 1

• Blood tests
• Urine tests.

Question 2

What is a blood tests?

Answer 2

• A medical procedure that examines a patients blood sample.
• To detect the concentration of prescribed drugs. (ensures they are adhering)

Question 3

What is a urine sample?

Answer 3

• A medical procedure that examines a patient’s urines sample.
• To detect the concentration of prescribed drugs (ensuring they’re adhereing)

Question 4

Name 1 strengths and 1 weakness of biological methods (blood, urine tests)?

Answer 4

• Strengths- objective
• Weakness- costly and time-consumung.

Question 5

Explain 1 strength of using biological methods to measure adherence

Answer 5

• Objective- these tests provide measurable, unbiased, precise evidence on whether the medication is present in the body.

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Question 6

Explain one weakness of using biological methods (uring,blood samples) to measure adherence?

Answer 6

• Time-consuming and expensive
• Not appropiate for large-scale use or testing.