Medication Adherence
Conditions
Keywords
Medicine adherence, Drug substitution, Herb-drug interaction, Herbal medicine, Dietary supplements, Over-the-counter products, On-line prescription records, Personal electronic medicine profile, Intentional non-adherence, Unintentional non-adherence
Brief summary
The purpose is to study if different factors influence medicine adherence in elderly people. In this study number of generic substitution and use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplement is in focus.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to describe in the elderly: 1. Association between medicine adherence and number of generic substitution 2. Association between medicine adherence and use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements and interaction between 'prescription drugs' and 'non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements' 3. Intentional and unintentional non-adherence Some of the data in the present study were originally collected as part of a major research project 'Methods for Improving Compliance with Medicine Intake' (MICMI). The study sample of 945 persons was randomly selected into three groups: two intervention groups and one control group. Interventions were pharmaceutical care and an electronic reminder system. All groups were followed for one year. Data in the present study is from the pharmaceutical care group and the control group, and is descriptive.
Interventions
OTHERPharmaceutical care
Information about medicine, sideeffect, adherence
Sponsors
University of Aarhus
Study design
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 65 years or older * Living in their own homes * Without assistance to medicine administration * Living in the Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark * Long-term treatment with \> 4 prescription drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medicine adherence | One year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of generic substitution | One year |
| Use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements and frequency of interaction between 'prescription drugs' and 'non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements' | Actually day |
| Intentional and unintentional non-adherence association with generic substitution and use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements | One year |
Outcome results
None listed