Acceptability of the Medication Adherence for Patients Support intervention to improve adherence to patients prescribed medications for hypertension or comorbidities, as an adjunct to primary care: A qualitative study.

Autor: Kassavou, Aikaterini; Houghton, Vikki; Edwards, Simon; Brimicombe, James; Wilson, Ed; Griffin, Simon; Sutton, Stephen

Publication year: 2021

Journal of health psychology

issn:1461-7277 1359-1053

doi: 10.1177/1359105318819051

Abstract:

Tailored interventions delivered via text and voice messages can improve adherence to multiple medications. However, no such intervention has been developed in the UK primary-care setting. We conducted focus groups with 12 patients with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, or both conditions, presumed to be non-adherent and recruited from deprived neighborhoods, to assess the acceptability and inform the development of an intervention to provide ongoing support for adherence, as an adjunct to primary-care consultations. Patients recommended ways to improve the tailored content and delivery of the intervention; like highly interactive messages to report both medication taking and determinants of medication adherence.

Language: eng

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Pmid: 30565485

Tags: Humans; Primary Health Care; Medication Adherence; medication adherence; hypertension; *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy; type 2 diabetes; *Hypertension/drug therapy; *Text Messaging; focused group interviews

Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30565485/