At a glance
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Effect of Community Pharmacist Intervention on Adherence to Long-Term Medications
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Screening and Brief Intervention (BI) and Pill Box (PB) for Medication Adherence. Completed, enrolled 1,091 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The 4-arm factorial design RCT tested the impact of a behavioral intervention (SBI or BI), a reminder device (Pillbox), and the combination of the two on adherence in adult patients who filled a prescription for oral medications to treat diabetes or hyperlipidemia.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Rite Aid® pharmacists screened patients at the time of the initial fill with the Adherence Estimator™ and using the screening results, provided the behavioral intervention, Brief Intervention using motivational interviewing principles based on POLAR\*S (BI). BI was considered an active intervention method.
Rite Aid® pharmacists provided patients with a Pill Box (PB) and information about their medications. However, pharmacists did not use motivational interviewing principles for engaging patients in direct interventions to modify behavior. PB was considered a passive intervention method.