作者
Kay Stewart, Johnson George, KP Mc Namara, Shane L Jackson, Gregory M Peterson, LR Bereznicki, PR Gee, Jeffrey David Hughes, Michael John Bailey, Ys A Hsueh, Jennifer Mary McDowell, Diana Angela Bortoletto, Rosalind Lau
发表日期
2014/10
期刊
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
卷号
39
期号
5
页码范围
527-534
简介
What is known and objectives
About half of all patients taking antihypertensives discontinue treatment by 12 months. There is potential for substantial health gains at both individual and population levels through improved treatment adherence. The objective was to evaluate a community pharmacist intervention to improve adherence with antihypertensive medicines with a view to improving blood pressure (BP) control.
Methods
Design: prospective, non‐blinded, cluster‐randomized, controlled trial.
Participants: adults with primary hypertension who obtained antihypertensives in the previous 6 months. Patients with poor refill adherence were preferentially identified with the help of a purpose‐built software application.
Intervention: package comprising BP monitor; training on BP self‐monitoring; motivational interviewing; medication use review; prescription refill reminders.
Follow‐up: six months.
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