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ArticlePatient preference and adherence2023

Assessing a Pharmacist-Enabled Intervention to Improve Adherence to Medication for Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and Chronic Venous Circulation Disorders in Greece.

Christina Golna, Christina Poimenidou, Evdokia Elisavet Evelyn Giannoukari, Maria Saridi, Evangelos Liberopoulos, Kyriakos Souliotis

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Article in Patient preference and adherence, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Christina GolnaResearch Department, Health Policy Institute, Maroussi, Greece.
Christina PoimenidouResearch Department, Health Policy Institute, Maroussi, Greece.
Evdokia Elisavet Evelyn GiannoukariResearch Department, Health Policy Institute, Maroussi, Greece.ORCID 0009-0001-8953-8709
Maria SaridiFaculty of Nursing, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Evangelos LiberopoulosFirst Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7162-3323
Kyriakos SouliotisResearch Department, Health Policy Institute, Maroussi, Greece.
University Mental Health Research Institute · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Peloponnese · GRUniversity of Thessaly · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Adherence to medication in chronic conditions may be influenced by interventions from pharmacists. This study aimed to assess the impact of guidance and reminders from pharmacists on adherence to medication for hypertension, dyslipidemia, and chronic venous circulation disorders (CVCD) in Greece. Methods: The prospective CONCORD study aimed to record and report on change in self-reported adherence to medication following pharmacist reminders amongst a cohort of adult patients, diagnosed with at least one or a combination of these health conditions. All study participants were regular patients of a network of pharmacies in Attica and southern Greece. Pharmacists were trained to provide adherence reminders over 4 months. Impact on self-reported adherence of the intervention was reported at baseline and again in month 4. Results: Of the 1146 participants, 48% were men and 60% were aged 55-74 years. Among them, 23.7% were diagnosed with hypertension, 16.5% with dyslipidemia, 3% with CVCD, 42.5% with hypertension and dyslipidemia, 3.1% with hypertension and CVCD, 2.6% with dyslipidemia and CVCD, and 8.6% with dyslipidemia, hypertension, and CVCD. In month 4 vs month 0, patients were less likely to forget to take their prescribed medications ( Discussion: Reminders and advice from pharmacists resulted in higher adherence to medication amongst participants in month 4 versus month 0. Conclusion: Pharmacist-enabled interventions, including reminders and advice, following targeted training, may positively impact on patient medication adherence in chronic health conditions.

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adherencechronic non communicable diseaseshealth policypharmacist-enabled interventionsreminders

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