ArticleBMC family practice2009
Improving the physician-patient cardiovascular risk dialogue to improve statin adherence.
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- Implementation strategies to improve statin utilization in individuals with hypercholesterolemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Implementation science : IS · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review of the predictors of statin adherence for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
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- The RISAP-study: a complex intervention in risk communication and shared decision-making in general practice.BMC family practice · 2010Trial
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- Not obtaining a medication the first time it is prescribed: primary non-adherence to cardiovascular pharmacotherapy.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2024Review
- Readability and reliability of online patient education materials about statins.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2023Article
- Cross-sectional study of patient-reported fatigue, physical activity and cardiovascular status in men after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Article
- Promoting OPD Patient Satisfaction through Different Healthcare Determinants: A Study of Public Sector Hospitals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Adherence to treatment and related factors among patients with chronic conditions in primary care: a cross-sectional study.BMC family practice · 2019Article
- How Health Care Professionals Evaluate a Digital Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence: Qualitative Exploratory Study.JMIR human factors · 2018Article
- Primary nonadherence to chronic disease medications: a meta-analysis.Patient preference and adherence · 2018Review
- Understanding Statin Non-Adherence: Knowing Which Perceptions and Experiences Matter to Different Patients.PloS one · 2016Article
- Improving Medication Routines and Adherence in Hypertensive African Americans: Finding the Needle in the Haystack.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2015Article
- Understanding patients' perspective of statin therapy: can we design a better approach to the management of dyslipidaemia? A literature review.Singapore medical journal · 2014Review
- Patient-accessible tool for shared decision making in cardiovascular primary prevention: balancing longevity benefits against medication disutility.Circulation · 2014Article
- How do we improve patient compliance and adherence to long-term statin therapy?Current atherosclerosis reports · 2013Review
- A retrospective cohort study of the potency of lipid-lowering therapy and race-gender differences in LDL cholesterol control.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2011Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a patient education program developed to facilitate statin adherence.
methodsA controlled trial was designed to test the effectiveness of a multifaceted patient education program to facilitate statin adherence. The program included a brief, in-office physician counseling kit followed by patient mailings. The primary end point was adherence to filling statin prescriptions during a 120-day period. Patients new to statins enrolled and completed a survey. Data from a national pharmacy claims database were used to track adherence.
resultsPatients new to statin therapy exposed to a patient counseling and education program achieved a 12.4 higher average number of statin prescription fill days and were 10% more likely to fill prescriptions for at least 120 days (p = .01).
conclusionBrief in-office counseling on cardiovascular risk followed by patient education mailings can be effective in increasing adherence. Physicians found a one-minute counseling tool and pocket guidelines useful in counseling patients.
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