Self-Study-Based Informed Decision-Making Tool for Empowerment of Treatment Adherence Among Chronic Heart Failure Patients-A Pilot Study.

IF 2.4 4区 医学 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Lea Iten, Kevin Selby, Celine Glauser, Sara Schukraft, Roger Hullin
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Abstract

Background: Adherence to drug prescriptions is often suboptimal among heart failure (HF) patients. Informed decision-making may improve patients' adherence to HF drug prescriptions. Aims of the study: We aimed to test whether a self-study-based informed decision-making tool could improve adherence to drug prescriptions among ambulatory HF patients. Methods: A tool and a statement-based questionnaire were developed to evaluate drug adherence willingness based on COMPAR-EU recommendations. The test group (n = 40) was exposed to the tool + questionnaire; controls (n = 40) answered the questionnaire only. Agreement with statements of the questionnaire was graded on a scale of 0 to 4 points, reflecting no to full agreement. Results: The median age of controls was younger (56 vs. 61 years; p = 0.04); test and control group patients did not differ across other parameters (always p > 0.05). Patients in both groups agreed that "HF is a life-long disease" (3.5 vs. 4; p = 0.19) and that "only life-long drug treatment provides benefit" (4 vs. 4; p = 0.22). More test group patients confirmed improved comprehension of HF disease (3 vs. 2; p = 0.03) and greater acceptance that "achievement of benefit asks for a combination of HF drugs" (4 vs. 3; p = 0.009) and "daily intake" (4 vs. 3; p = 0.004). In test group patients, questions remained, resulting in less agreement that "all aspects of my heart disease" are understood (1 vs. 3; p < 0.001). Willingness to adhere to HF-drug treatment was not different between the groups (3 vs. 3.5; p = 0.28). Conclusions: The self-study-based informed decision-making tool improved the comprehension of HF and the need for HF treatment, but did not improve willingness to adhere since questions remained unanswered.

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Healthcare
Healthcare Medicine-Health Policy
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3.50
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期刊介绍: Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal (free for readers), which publishes original theoretical and empirical work in the interdisciplinary area of all aspects of medicine and health care research. Healthcare publishes Original Research Articles, Reviews, Case Reports, Research Notes and Short Communications. We encourage researchers to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. For theoretical papers, full details of proofs must be provided so that the results can be checked; for experimental papers, full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Additionally, electronic files or software regarding the full details of the calculations, experimental procedure, etc., can be deposited along with the publication as “Supplementary Material”.
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