Barriers to treatment: describing them from a different perspective.

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Devine, F., Edwards, T., & Feldman, S. R. (2018). Barriers to treatment: describing them from a different perspective. Patient Preference and Adherence, 12, 129–133.
The purpose of this review is to identify barriers to medication adherence and refocus how we describe those barriers in terms of physician behavior hurdles. PubMed was systematic…

Using motivational interviewing to promote adherence to antiretroviral medications: a randomized controlled study.

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Dilorio, C., McCarty, F., Resnicow, K., McDonnell Holstad, M., Soet, J., Yeager, K., ... & Lundberg, B. (2008). Using motivational interviewing to promote adherence to antiretroviral medications: a randomized controlled study. AIDS Care, 20(3), 273-283.
The primary aim of this study was to test an intervention to support antiretroviral medication adherence among primarily low-income men and women with HIV. The study was a randomi…

Impact of a prescription copayment increase on lipid-lowering medication adherence in veterans.

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Doshi, J. A., Zhu, J., Lee, B. Y., Kimmel, S. E., & Volpp, K. G. (2009). Impact of a prescription copayment increase on lipid-lowering medication adherence in veterans. Circulation, 119(3), 390–397.
In February 2002, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) increased copayments from $2 to $7 per 30-day drug supply of each medication for many veterans. We examined the impact of…

The use of brief interventions adapted from motivational interviewing across behavioral domains: a systematic review.

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Dunn, C., Deroo, L., & Rivara, F. P. (2001). The use of brief interventions adapted from motivational interviewing across behavioral domains: a systematic review. Addiction, 96(12), 1725-1742.
We conducted a systematic review of 29 randomized trials of MI interventions. Data on methodological quality were extracted and tabulated. Between‐group behavior change effect siz…

Using theory to explore the determinants of medication adherence; moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach.

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Easthall, C., & Barnett, N. (2017). Using theory to explore the determinants of medication adherence; moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach. Journal of Pharmacy Education and Practice, 5(3).
Non-adherence to prescribed medicines has been described as “a worldwide problem of striking magnitude”, diminishing treatment effects and wasting resources. Evidence syntheses re…

Using smartphones and health apps to change and manage health behaviors: a population-based survey.

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Ernsting, C., Dombrowski, S. U., Oedekoven, M., O´Sullivan, J. L., Kanzler, M., Kuhlmey, A., & Gellert, P. (2017). Using smartphones and health apps to change and manage health behaviors: a population-based survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(4), e101.
Chronic conditions are an increasing challenge for individuals and the health care system. Smartphones and health apps are potentially promising tools to change health-related beh…

Role of attitudes and intentions in predicting adherence to oral diabetes medications.

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Fai, E. K., Anderson, C., & Ferreros, V. (2017). Role of attitudes and intentions in predicting adherence to oral diabetes medications. Endocrine Connections, 6(2), 63–70.
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the extent to which patient attitudes and intentions predict adherence to the use of oral antihyperglycemic regimens in A…

Improving medication adherence in cardiometabolic disease.

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Ferdinand, K. C., Senatore, F. F., Clayton-Jeter, H., Cryer, D. R., Lewin, J. C., Nasser, S. A., … Califf, R. M. (2017). Improving medication adherence in cardiometabolic disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69(4), 437–451.
Medication nonadherence, a major problem in cardiovascular disease (CVD), contributes yearly to approximately 125,000 preventable deaths, which is partly attributable to only abou…

Effect of a clinic-wide social marketing campaign to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection.

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Giordano, T. P., Rodriguez, S., Zhang, H., Kallen, M. A., Jibaja-Weiss, M., Buscher, A. L., … Ross, M. (2013). Effect of a clinic-wide social marketing campaign to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection. AIDS and Behavior, 17(1), 104–112.
This demonstration study tested the impact of a 5-month clinic-wide social marketing campaign at improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). The intervention included a v…

Interventions for enhancing medication adherence.

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Haynes, R. B., Ackloo, E., Sahota, N., McDonald, H. P., & Yao, X. (2008). Interventions for enhancing medication adherence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2(2), CD000011.
To update a review summarizing the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions to help patients follow prescriptions for medications for medical problems, incl…

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