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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Case Reports Clinical TrialA Community and Technology-Based Approach for Hypertension Self-Management (COACHMAN) to Improve Blood Pressure Control in African Americans: Results from a Pilot Study.
Adoption of technology has increased to support self-managing chronic diseases. However, behavioral interventions evaluating such technology have been understudied in African Americans with hypertension. The aim of this study was to explore a community and technology-based intervention for hypertension self-management (COACHMAN) intervention on blood pressure (BP) control and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in African Americans with hypertension. ⋯ NCT03722667.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Adherence to Oral Nutritional Supplements After Being Discharged from the Hospital is Low but Improves Outcome in Patients with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease.
Patients with advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) often have a poor nutritional status. In the management, current guidelines recommend dietary counseling and oral nutritional supplements (ONS). Nutritional goals and adherence to ONS are difficult to achieve while studies addressing adherence are scarce. We aimed to evaluate adherence to ONS, the associated factors, and its impact on outcome among ALCD patients who are discharged from the hospital. ⋯ In ACLD patients after discharge, adherence to ONS steeply declined and was associated with baseline refractory ascites and low muscle strength. Adherence to ONS also improved liver function, muscle strength, and survival.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Adherence to Antipsychotic Medication and Quality of Life in Latin-American Patients Diagnosed with Schizophrenia.
The purpose of this study was to describe the association between adherence to antipsychotic medication and quality of life (QoL) in a sample of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. ⋯ This study provides evidence of the association between adherence to treatment and quality of life in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Therefore, as in developed countries, improving adherence to antipsychotic medication would appear to be an important issue to address to improve patients' QoL in Latin American countries.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Non-Adherence to Pharmacotherapy: A Prospective Multicentre Study About Its Incidence and Its Causes Perceived by Chronic Pain Patients.
Pharmacological interventions remain the cornerstone of chronic pain treatment; however, nearly 40% of the prescription medicines are not taken as prescribed. The present study aims at understanding and describing non-adherence from the perspective of chronic pain patients during a 1-year follow-up study. ⋯ This study emphasizes the patient's perspective regarding non-adherence to pharmacological treatment of chronic pain, providing valuable and novel information to be used in future interventions to help patients make an informed choice about their adherence behavior.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Reliability and Validity of the LifeWindows Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Questionnaire Among HIV+ Patients in Shanghai.
The purpose of this article was to examine the validity and reliability of the LifeWindows Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence Questionnaire (LW-IMB-AAQ) among HIV+ patients in Shanghai. ⋯ Excluding motivation items 1 and 4, the LifeWindows Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills ART Adherence Questionnaire (LW-IMB-AAQ) demonstrated good validity and reliability among HIV+ patients in Shanghai.