Medication Adherence
Conditions
Brief summary
This multi-center prospective observational cohort study will examine the prevalence of non-adherence along with analyze the risk factors of non-adherence for patients presenting to dermatologic surgery. Patients prescribed antibiotics will be invited to participate in the study and appropriate follow up to inquire about antibiotic usage will be conducted. All data will be collected and stored in a secured REDCap database managed by the Penn Dermatologic Surgery Clinical Research Team.
Detailed description
This multi-center prospective observational cohort study will examine the prevalence of non-adherence and analyze the risk factors of non-adherence for patients presenting to dermatologic surgery. Patients prescribed antibiotics will be invited to participate in the study and appropriate follow up to inquire about antibiotic usage will be conducted. Inclusion criteria are 1) Patients with age greater than or equal to 18 who are capable of providing informed consent and 2) Patients who have been prescribed antibiotics following their visit with a dermatologic surgery department. We plan to examine patients who have presented to a dermatologic surgery clinic and were prescribed antibiotics from June 1, 2019 to June 1, 2021 at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and other Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved sites. After obtaining informed consent at their visit to enroll in the study, variables of interest will be collected from patients including name, date of birth (DOB), gender, visit date, contact information, antibiotic regimen, and 4 question survey assessing adherence. Follow up via patient's preferred method of contact will be conducted after the patient's intended antibiotic completion date and covariates for antibiotic regimens will be recorded including antibiotic type, number of doses, antibiotic duration, reason for non-adherence, pills remaining, and number of other medications. All data will be collected and stored in a secured REDCap database managed by the Penn Dermatologic Surgery Clinical Research Team.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey
Patients will be asked to complete a 4 question survey assessing adherence. Follow up via patient's preferred method of contact will be conducted after the patient's intended antibiotic completion date and covariates for antibiotic regimens will be recorded including antibiotic type, number of doses, antibiotic duration, reason for non-adherence, pills remaining, and number of other medications.
Sponsors
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age greater than equal to 18 * All patients presenting to one of the dermatologic surgery settings approved by the IRB who are prescribed a post-operative antibiotic regimen
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who do not present to or are not prescribed post-operative antibiotics in a dermatologic surgery setting
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of antibiotic non-adherence | Oct 3 2019-July 1 2021 | To analyze the prevalence of antibiotic non-adherence in the dermatologic surgery setting |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Risk factors for antibiotic non-adherence | Oct 3 2019-July 1 2021 | To identify risk factors for antibiotic non-adherence |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed