Search results for "Adherence"
Case management, financial incentives may improve cardiac rehab adherence
Patients with lower socioeconomic status were more likely to complete cardiac rehab if they received guidance from a case manager while in the hospital or financial incentives, and completion rates were even higher if they got both interventions, a recent trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/07/30/4.htm
30 Jul 2024
Improving medication adherence
Asking “How do you take your medicine?” instead of “Do you take your medicine?” is one way to learn more about a patient's ideas, philosophy, and understanding.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/improving-medication-adherence.htm
1 Sep 2022
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up examination for COPD
A 62-year-old man is evaluated in follow-up examination for COPD. Despite smoking cessation, adherence to his medical regimen, good inhaler technique, and participation in pulmonary rehabilitation, he continues to experience breathlessness with mild exertion and has diminished quality of life. Following a physical exam and other tests, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/08/3.htm
8 Oct 2024
Women less likely to receive guideline-directed medical therapy after ischemic stroke
Statin, antihypertensive, and anticoagulant prescriptions within 30 days of discharge were less common in women than in men, and women were less likely to be adherent to statins and antihypertensive treatments at one year.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/08/4.htm
8 Oct 2024
Tackling care fragmentation in patients on dialysis
Primary care for patients on dialysis is highly variable, with no typical way that it is delivered. Careful coordination is key.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/09/tackling-care-fragmentation-in-patients-on-dialysis.htm
1 Sep 2024
Managing medication adherence
That most nonadherent patients are willfully rejecting doctors' orders might seem shocking. But physicians have to accept it in order to encourage patients to accept their advice. Digital health tools may offer potential aids in solving matters of adherence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/adherence.htm
1 Mar 2017
Adherence to sleep apnea treatment reduces health care use, costs in heart failure
Positive airway pressure-adherent patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obstructive sleep apnea had fewer health care visits, including ED and hospital visits, than nonadherent patients, according to a new industry-funded study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/18/2.htm
18 Jul 2023
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up visit for hypertension
A 52-year-old woman is evaluated during a follow-up visit for hypertension. Losartan and chlorthalidone were started 1 month ago. She adheres to her medication regimen and low sodium diet. She has no other medical problems and takes no other medications. Following a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most appropriate additional treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/09/17/3.htm
17 Sep 2024
Medication adherence affecting cardiovascular outcomes even in clinical trials
Two new analyses of recent cardiology trials highlighted the prevalence and potential adverse effects of nonadherence to medications.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/16/2.htm
16 Aug 2022
Disparities exist in adherence to lung cancer screening follow-up, study finds
Campaigns for improvement should target primary care clinicians to increase awareness of the benefits of lung cancer screening, the authors noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/17/5.htm
17 Aug 2021