Medication adherence interventions improve heart failure mortality and readmission rates: systematic review and meta‐analysis of controlled trials

TM Ruppar, PS Cooper, DR Mehr… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Poor adherence to medications is a common problem among heart failure (HF)
patients. Inadequate adherence leads to increased HF exacerbations, reduced physical …

Pharmacist interventions in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

S Pousinho, M Morgado, A Falcão, G Alves - Journal of managed care & …, 2016 - jmcp.org
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a major health problem that is growing rapidly
worldwide. A collaborative and integrated team approach in which pharmacists can play a …

Association between poorer cognitive function and reduced objectively monitored medication adherence in patients with heart failure

MA Dolansky, MAW Hawkins, JT Schaefer… - Circulation: Heart …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Subclinical cognitive impairment is prevalent in heart failure (HF); however, its
role in important clinical outcomes, such as HF treatment adherence, is unclear. Given the …

Impact of once-or twice-daily dosing frequency on adherence to chronic cardiovascular disease medications: a meta-regression analysis

ER Weeda, CI Coleman, CA McHorney… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Most cardiovascular diseases require patients to take one or more chronic
medications, often administered multiple times daily. We sought to determine the impact of …

High prevalence of medication discrepancies between home health referrals and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services home health certification and plan of …

AA Brody, B Gibson, D Tresner‐Kirsch… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To describe the prevalence of discrepancies between medication lists that
referring providers and home healthcare (HH) nurses create. Design The active medication …

[HTML][HTML] Medication management: the macrocognitive workflow of older adults with heart failure

RS Mickelson, KM Unertl, RJ Holden - JMIR Human Factors, 2016 - medinform.jmir.org
Background: Older adults with chronic disease struggle to manage complex medication
regimens. Health information technology has the potential to improve medication …

Seeing the forest through the trees: improving adherence alone will not optimize medication use

TD Sorensen, DL Pestka, AR Brummel… - Journal of Managed …, 2016 - jmcp.org
Medication adherence is a problem that has received widespread attention in the medical
literature and health policy circles. With the increased emphasis on recognizing and …

Non‐adherence to ivabradine and placebo and outcomes in chronic heart failure: an analysis from SHIFT

M Böhm, SM Lloyd, I Ford, JS Borer… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aims In heart failure, non‐adherence increases events; in turn, the effect of hospitalization
on adherence is incompletely understood. We explored the relationship of non‐adherence …

Medication knowledge of patients hospitalized for heart failure at admission and after discharge

F Custodis, F Rohlehr, A Wachter, M Böhm… - Patient preference …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background A substantial aspect of health literacy is the knowledge of prescribed
medication. In chronic heart failure, incomplete intake of prescribed drugs (medication non …

The association between cognitive function and objective adherence to dietary sodium guidelines in patients with heart failure

MA Dolansky, JT Schaefer, MAW Hawkins… - Patient preference …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Although cognitive impairment is common in heart failure (HF) patients, its
effects on sodium adherence recommendations are unknown. Purpose Our aim is to …