multimorbidity
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Medication self-management education sessions and telephone follow up
Control group:Usual care
Sponsors
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Aged 60 years old or over; (2) having at least three chronic conditions; (3) having at least one chronic medication prescribed over at least the 3 months prior to inclusion in the study; (4) nonadherence to medications (defined as scores of 5-item Medication Adherence Reporting Scale <20); (5) independently managing medications; (6) able to speak and understand Chinese; (7) able and willing to receive phone calls; (8) capable to provide a written informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) having a life expectancy of less than 12 months; (2) being institutionalized in a nursing home or in a long-term care facility; (3) planning to move away from the community in the next 6 months; (4) cognitive impairment (Mini-cog<4); (5) currently participating in research involving chronic disease management; (6) being considered unsuitable for the research study by their community GPs (e.g. severe mental illness, deafness).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medication adherence; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medication knowledge;Medication belief;Medication social support;Medication self-efficacy;Medication skills;Medication treatment satisfaction;Treatment burden;Quality of life;Healthcare service utilization; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactChen YANG
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed