An easy intervention to improve short-term adherence to medications in community-dwelling older outpatients. A pilot randomised controlled study.
Completed
- Conditions
- Adherence to medications among older outpatientsPublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611000347965
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Milan
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Being living in the community, taking at least one drug a day, having been prescribed a change in pharmacological treatment during the visit (i.e. at least one drug was added or suspended by the doctor) and – in the case of patients dependent in the management of medications - having with them at the visit the caregiver who was in charge of the administration of drugs.
Exclusion Criteria
Being not living at home, not taking medications, not having been prescribed a change in pharmacological treatment during the visit, being dependent in the management of medications without the caregiver who was in charge of the administration of drugs.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Outcome of the study was taken to be the presence of at least one self-reported adherence error of any kind (i.e. occasional or persistent) at a one-month follow-up. Errors were evaluated by means of a semi-structured interview in which participants were asked to indicate for each of the drugs prescribed i) if it was generally taken/given regularly, ii) if it was occasionally not taken/given because of forgetfulness or temporary unavailability, iii) what were the dosages and times of administration. Moreover, patients/caregivers were asked if they were taking/giving drugs not included in the list they had written under the doctor's dictation.[One month after the geriatric outpatient visit.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method il[Nil]