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The accountability inherent in the social interaction between a patient and healthcare provider affects patients' motivation to adhere to treatment. To characterize the role of accountability as a tool to improve self-efficacy and self-management and thereby promote patients' adherence to treatment, a measure of accountability is needed. ⋯ Future use of this questionnaire will allow for the assessment of the interaction between accountability and adherence to treatment and lead to the development of new interventions to promote better adherence.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Initiation And Persistence With Antiplatelet Agents Among The Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Retrospective, Observational Database Study In China.
To investigate the initiation and persistence of antiplatelet agents and the associated factors for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in Tianjin, China. ⋯ The initiation and persistence with antiplatelet agents are poor among the ACS patients in Tianjin. Females are associated with poorer initiation and persistence, while prior antiplatelet agents use and receiving PCI during baseline period or index hospitalization are associated with better initial use and better persistence.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Effectiveness of low-cost reminder package combined with case-based health education to improve hypertensive patients' medication adherence: a clustered randomized controlled trial.
Medication adherence (MA) is a key factor for hypertensive patients' blood pressure control and forgetfulness is one of the main reasons that cause medication non-adherence. If effective, low-cost reminder package (LCRP) has great potentials for large-scale promotion. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of combining LCRP and health education to improve MA among hypertensive patients. ⋯ LCRP combined with case-based health education could significantly improve hypertensive patients' MA.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Patient perceptions of their glycemic control and its influence on type 2 diabetes outcomes: an international survey of online communities.
This study aimed to assess awareness of glycated hemoglobin (A1C) testing and targets, perceived level of glycemic control and risk of complications, attitudes toward medications and self-management, and regimen-related distress in an international sample of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). ⋯ Limited patient awareness of their A1C value and the potential complications of poorly controlled T2D, particularly regarding cardiovascular complications, may be a widespread problem. Furthermore, greater patient support may be needed to improve self-management of T2D and to reduce regimen-related distress.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Patient activation in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: associated factors and the role of insulin.
This study explored the relationship between insulin use and patient activation (a person's internal readiness and capabilities to undertake health-promoting actions) in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus and aimed to identify demographic, clinical and psychosocial factors involved in patient activation. ⋯ Patient activation does not differ between individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus on insulin therapy and those on other therapies.