Moudallel, Souad van den Bemt, Bart J F Zwikker, Hanneke de Veer, Anne Rydant, Silas Dijk, Liset van Steurbaut, Stephane
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Patient education and counseling
To assess direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) adherence and to determine possible determinants for suboptimal adherence in Dutch patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Cross-sectional study of DOAC users who completed a self-reported questionnaire. Adherence was measured with Morisky8-item Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Logistic regression anal...
Kretchy, Irene A Asiedu-Danso, Michelle Kretchy, James-Paul
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Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is placing a huge strain on health systems worldwide. Suggested solutions like social distancing and lockdowns in some areas to help contain the spread of the virus may affect special patient populations like those with chronic illnesses who are unable to access healthcare facilities for thei...
Masjuan, J Gállego, J Aguilera, J M Arenillas, J F Castellanos, M Díaz, F Portilla, J C Purroy, F
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Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain)
There is little control of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in secondary prevention after an ischaemic stroke, in part due to a lack of adherence to treatment. The CV polypill may contribute to proper treatment adherence, which is necessary for CV disease prevention. This study aimed to establish how and in what cases the CV polypill should be admi...
Konstantinou, Pinelopi Kassianos, Angelos P Georgiou, Giοrgos Panayides, Andreas Papageorgiou, Alexia Almas, Ioannis Wozniak, Greta Karekla, Maria
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Translational behavioral medicine
Medication non-adherence (MNA) constitutes a complex health problem contributing to increased economic burden and poor health outcomes. The Medication Adherence Model (MAM) supports that numerous processes are involved in medication adherence (MA). Based on the MAM and guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO), this scoping review aimed to ...
Louwagie, Goedele M Morojele, Neo Siddiqi, Kamran Mdege, Noreen D Tumbo, John Omole, Olu Pitso, Lerato Bachmann, Max O Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan A
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Translational behavioral medicine
Alcohol and tobacco use may lead to negative treatment outcomes in tuberculosis (TB) patients, and even more so if they are HIV-infected. We developed and tested the feasibility of a complex behavioral intervention (ProLife) delivered by lay health workers (LHWs) to improve treatment outcomes in TB patients who smoke tobacco and/or drink alcohol, a...
Ng, Ricki Carter, Stephen R El-Den, Sarira
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Translational behavioral medicine
In 2008, Apple and Android launched their Application or "App" stores. Since then, there has been a growing interest in using mobile apps for improving medication adherence. However, research on the efficacy of apps, in terms of improved medication adherence and clinical outcome and/or patient-related outcome measures (PROMs) is scarce. The objecti...
Compagno Strandberg, Maria Olsson, Patrik Hedenrud, Tove Källén, Kristina Psouni, Elia
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Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
Validation of the Swedish version of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire, based on people with epilepsy. The aims of the study were to explore the latent structure of the Swedish Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ), to investigate its reliability and to identify the extent to which individual factors among people with epilepsy (PWE), ...
Santoleri, Fiorenzo Lasala, Ruggero Ranucci, Elena Rocchi, Marco Pulini, Stefano Morelli, Anna Maria Spadano, Antonio Costantini, Alberto
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Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners
In combination with dexamethasone, lenalidomide is prescribed in the oral treatment of Multiple Myeloma for patients who have received at least one previous therapy. The objective of this study is to evaluate medication adherence to lenalidomide of Multiple Myeloma patients, as well as Progression Free Survival and Overall Survival one year from th...
Morris, Emily Batallones, Rolan Ryan, Jane Slomp, Caitlin Carrion, Prescilla Albert, Arianne Austin, Jehannine
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Psychiatry research
For people with serious mental illness (SMI) (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder), psychiatric genetic counseling (PGC) has been shown to significantly increase empowerment and illness management self-efficacy. While these outcomes are important, they are also theoretical precursors for behavior changes (e.g. improved medicat...
Mitchell, Mary M Schwartz, Robert P Choo, Tse-Hwei Pavlicova, Martina O'Grady, Kevin E Gryczynski, Jan Stitzer, Maxine L Nunes, Edward V Rotrosen, John
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Drug and alcohol dependence
The distinct pharmacological properties and clinical uses of extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) and sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone (BUP-NX) present challenges in analyzing patient outcomes. We conducted a secondary analysis of a multi-site randomized trial comparing XR-NTX with sublingual BUP-NX treatment for opioid use disorder initiated duri...
