Trial reportAtencion primaria2009
[Non-pharmacological intervention as a strategy to improve antihypertensive treatment compliance].
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for improving medication-taking ability and adherence in older adults prescribed multiple medications.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence in Hypertensive Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Current hypertension reports · 2015Pooled it
- Interventions for enhancing medication adherence.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Helping our patients take HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a systematic review of adherence interventions.HIV medicine · 2014Pooled it
- Cardiovascular medication: improving adherence.BMJ clinical evidence · 2011Pooled it
- EDUCORE project: a clinical trial, randomised by clusters, to assess the effect of a visual learning method on blood pressure control in the primary healthcare setting.BMC public health · 2010Trial
- [In Process Citation].Atencion primaria · 2015Article
- [A prescription register incorporated into computerized medical records for patients with hypertension: a new instrument to evaluate medication adherence].Atencion primaria · 2011Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of an intervention by means of an educational magazine on treatment compliance in uncontrolled arterial hypertension (AHT).
designControlled, randomised clinical trial.
setting87 primary care centres. Spain.
participantsA total of 450 patients with uncontrolled hypertension were included.
interventionTwo groups of 225 patients were formed: 1) Control group (CG): standard health intervention; 2) Intervention Group (IG): received a twice monthly educational magazine at home. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Compliance was measured using the Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS-Aardex). Compliance rate (CR) was recorded. Compliers were defined as individuals with a treatment compliance of 80-110%. The percentage of compliers, the mean percentage of doses taken and the percentage of patients taking the medication at the correct times were estimated. The mean blood pressures (BPs) and the percentage of controlled patientswere calculated. The number needed to treat (NNT) was calculated.
resultsA total of 393 individuals were evaluable (Age: 62.4 years), 196 in the IG and 197 in the CG. There were 83.2% (95% CI 78-88.4) and 49.2% (95% CI 42.2-56.2) (P=0.0001) of overall compliers in the IG and CG, respectively and 74% (95% CI: 67.9-80.1) and 42.6% (95% CI=35.7-49.5) (P=0.0001) of correct times compliers. A total of 81.6% (95% CI=76.2-86.5%)) were controlled in the IG and 56.3% (95% CI=49.4-63.2) in the CG. The NNT was 3.3 patients.
conclusionsTherapeutic non-compliance was very high. The educational magazine is an effective strategy to improve the compliance and degree of control of the AHT.
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