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Health Literacy and Medication Adherence
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Improving medication adherence in older adults prescribed polypharmacy
Introduction<br/>Medication adherence is vital to ensuring optimal patient outcomes, particularly amongst older adults prescribed polypharmacy. However, complex interventions aimed at improving adherence have shown only limited effectiveness. To maximise effectiveness, the Medical Research Council …
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Fostering Medication Adherence: An Application of Mental Models
Medication non-adherence is a public health issue that stems across therapeutic areas and worsens over time. Research suggests that patients and providers have various mental models or understandings of non-adherence, and that each understanding calls for different interventions. This qualitative …
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UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING ORAL MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN BREAST CANCER
… and apparent simplicity, relevant rates of non-adherence to oral medications have been reported. Nonadherence can lead to suboptimal clinical outcomes and increased economic burden on healthcare system. The aim of this PhD thesis is to comprehensively address non-adherence in breast cancer, …
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Factors related to medication adherence among people experiencing homelessness
… to evaluate the relationships between medication adherence and traditional and vulnerable predisposing, enabling, and need (PEN) factors among people experiencing homelessness (PEH). A cross-sectional survey was administered to 150 PEH at two Austin homeless service agencies. …
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Pharmacies and medication adherence : a customer-oriented opportunity analysis
Medication non-adherence is one of the most costly and difficult problems in healthcare today. In the United States alone, half of the 3.5 billion prescriptions dispensed are not taken as prescribed, costing our healthcare system an estimated $100 billion. Ten percent of all hospitalizations and …
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Computer-Based Brief Motivational Intervention For Medication Adherence In Schizophrenia
<p>Despite the documented efficacy of medication treatments for individuals suffering from schizophrenia, many individuals suffering from this disorder are unable or unwilling to adhere to their medication regimen. This may be due to the inability of providers to differentially address the …
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Medication Adherence in Children and Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder
… in children and adolescents where antidepressant adherence remains an important issue. The present study uses electronic monitoring (Medication Event Monitoring System, APREX, Fremont, California [MEMS® caps]) to compare various methods of measuring adherence. Subjects who met the Diagnostic and …
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Impact Of Refill Synchronization On Medication Adherence For Chronic Diseases
… of this study is to assess the impact of medication synchronization (med sync) on medication adherence for three drug classes under the CMS Star Rating system i.e. oral diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol. Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-post study design was employed using pharmacy …
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Contemporary challenges in clinical pharmacy practice - medicines optimisation and medication adherence
… to prevent hospitalisation is a major goal. Medication adherence, one of the most important aspects in the process of optimal medicines use, unfortunately still is a major challenge in modern healthcare, and further research is required into how adherence can be assessed and optimised. The …
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Health Literacy, Cognitive Impairment, and Medication Adherence in Veterans with Heart Failure
… the excessive admission-readmission cycle. Non-adherence to medication is responsible for the majority of HF readmissions. Identification and intervention for key factors contributing to poor medication adherence is critical to improving outcomes. Two such factors prevalent in persons with HF …
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The Relationship between Change Talk during Motivational Interviewing and HIV Medication Adherence
… investigate whether CT and ST are related to HIV medication adherence in a sample of individuals recruited to participate in an ART adherence intervention. MI session tapes from 92 HIV-positive patients were coded for frequency of utterances expressing desire, ability, reasons, need, commitment, …
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Patient Perceptions of Physicians and Medication Adherence Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries
… 2013. Patient Perceptions of Physicians and Medication Adherence Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries. Major Professor: Joseph Thomas III.</p> <p>An observational database analysis using Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data was conducted to examine patient perceptions of physicians and …
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CollaboRhythm : new paradigms in doctor-patient interaction applied to HIV medication adherence
… principles of CollaboRhythm, a system to support medication adherence for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection was created. It includes custom applications on a patient cell phone and an interactive device for the home called a Chumby as well as a collaborative workstation in the …
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Effectiveness of Interprofessional Collaboration with Pharmacists on Medication Adherence: A Systematic Review [paper]
Introduction: Medication adherence is a growing healthcare concern. Medication adherence can impact a patient’s health, affect their overall care and causes an increase in healthcare costs. Pharmacists are one of the easiest accessible members of the healthcare team and should be used to their full …
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Impact of a Digital Pharmacy on Medication Adherence, Clinical Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization
Introduction: Medication nonadherence is a critical concern to healthcare systems worldwide, and virtual interventions to improve medication adherence have become increasingly common. The main objective of this thesis was to evaluate the impact of a digital pharmacy on medication adherence, …
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Implementation Of A Medication Adherence Protocol In A Large Urban Safety Net Hospital
<p>Medication nonadherence has a deleterious effect on patients with chronic health conditions, as it contributes to poorer health outcomes and increased healthcare spending. This Doctor of Nursing Practice project sought to improve medication adherence in at-risk patients by enhancing …
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The relationship of disease severity, health beliefs, and medication adherence among HIV patients
… of disease severity, health beliefs, and medication adherence among HIV/AIDS patients.;Results. Seventy-two HIV patients were enrolled. There were no significant differences in patients' perceived severity of HIV/AIDS and perceptions of benefits and barriers of the treatment across three …
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A pilot intervention to improve medication adherence in nonadherent inflammatory bowel disease patients
Background: Medication nonadherence in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can lead to suboptimal control of the disease, decreased quality of life, and poorer outcomes. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility, intervention mechanism, and potential effectiveness of a three-month continuous …
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