TY - JOUR
T1 - Acceptability of the Medication Adherence for Patients Support intervention to improve adherence to patients prescribed medications for hypertension or comorbidities, as an adjunct to primary care
T2 - A qualitative study
AU - Kassavou, Aikaterini
AU - Houghton, Vikki
AU - Edwards, Simon
AU - Brimicombe, James
AU - Wilson, Edward
AU - Griffin, Simon
AU - Sutton, Steven
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - Tailored interventions delivered via text and voice messages can improve adherence to multiple medications. However, no such intervention has been developed in the UK primary-care setting. We conducted focus groups with 12 patients with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, or both conditions, presumed to be non-adherent and recruited from deprived neighborhoods, to assess the acceptability and inform the development of an intervention to provide ongoing support for adherence, as an adjunct to primary-care consultations. Patients recommended ways to improve the tailored content and delivery of the intervention; like highly interactive messages to report both medication taking and determinants of medication adherence.
AB - Tailored interventions delivered via text and voice messages can improve adherence to multiple medications. However, no such intervention has been developed in the UK primary-care setting. We conducted focus groups with 12 patients with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, or both conditions, presumed to be non-adherent and recruited from deprived neighborhoods, to assess the acceptability and inform the development of an intervention to provide ongoing support for adherence, as an adjunct to primary-care consultations. Patients recommended ways to improve the tailored content and delivery of the intervention; like highly interactive messages to report both medication taking and determinants of medication adherence.
KW - focused group interviews
KW - hypertension
KW - medication adherence
KW - type 2 diabetes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059633469&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1359105318819051
DO - 10.1177/1359105318819051
M3 - Article
VL - 26
SP - 168
EP - 180
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
SN - 1359-1053
IS - 1
ER -
