noun · academic
compliance
/kəmˈplaɪəns/com·PLI·ance
the act of doing what is required or requested, especially following medical or legal advice/guidelines
Examples
“Improving patient compliance with medication schedules reduces hospital readmissions.”
“Legal compliance with safety regulations is checked during every inspection.”
“Low compliance with public-health guidance can hinder efforts to control an outbreak.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite clear instructions from clinicians, long-term compliance with preventive treatments remains variable, so personalised support is essential.”
Collocations
- patient compliance
- ensure compliance
- compliance with
Word family
Common mistakes
Patients are compliance with the treatment plan.→Patients comply with the treatment plan.
We must improve the compliance the rules.→We must improve compliance with the rules.
Say it for a higher band
5follow→6obey→7+compliance
Synonyms
obedience
Easily confused
adherence
“Good adherence to the medication schedule improved patients' outcomes.”
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