Assessing Medication Adherence Simultaneously by Electronic Monitoring and Pill Count in Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Hypertension [PDF]
Poor adherence to antihypertensive medication is one of the major problems in the treatment of hypertension. Electronic monitoring is currently considered to be the gold standard for assessing adherence, but it may trigger patients to open the pill bottle without taking medication or to take out more than prescribed. In adjunct to electronic monitoring,
Hein A W Van Onzenoort +2 more
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Medication adherence in older people with rheumatoid arthritis is lower according to electronic monitoring than according to pill count [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Suboptimal medication adherence is a serious problem in the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. To measure medication adherence, electronic monitoring is regarded as superior to pill count.
Linda Hartman +2 more
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Unannounced telephone pill counts for assessing varenicline adherence in a pilot clinical trial
Nia Thompson1, Niaman Nazir1, Lisa Sanderson Cox1,2, Babalola Faseru1,2, Kathy Goggin3, Jasjit S Ahluwalia4, Nicole L Nollen1,21University of Kansas School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kansas City, KS, USA ...
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Adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is very crucial for successful treatment outcomes. This study aimed to validate patient-self report (PSR) and hospital based pill count (HoPC) as adherence determination methods by using unannounced home visit pill count (HPC). The study was carried out at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Minzi, O.M.S., Naazneen, A.S.
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Antiretroviral pill count and clinical outcomes in treatment‐naïve patients with
ObjectivesTreatment guidelines recommend single‐tablet regimens for patients with HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy. These regimens might be as effective and cost less if taken as separate drugs. We assessed whether the one pill once a day combination of efavirenz, emtricitabine and tenofovir reduces the risk of disease progression compared
Young, J. +24 more
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Assessment of Pitfalls in an AI-Based Pill-Counting Application. [PDF]
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based pill-counting applications have been introduced into clinical practice to streamline the work of pharmacists. However, no study has evaluated the safety of these drugs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate AI's ability to recognize Yakushimarukazuko® (NeoX Inc., Tokyo, Japan) and identify operational issues.
Tanamachi N, Amemiya T, Tomita T.
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The Study in Outpatient Medicine using Nudges to Improve Sleep (SOMNUS): study protocol for an 18-month factorial, cluster-randomized trial to increase guideline-concordant treatment of insomnia in primary care [PDF]
Background Guidelines support cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia. However, the most widely prescribed treatments are pharmacological sedatives referred to as “Z-drugs,” which are not ...
Jonathan N. Cloughesy +14 more
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PERBANDINGAN PILL BOX DAN MEDICATION CHART DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEPATUHAN DAN OUTCOME KLINIK GERIATRI KOTA BATAM [PDF]
Banyaknya obat yang dikonsumsi oleh pasien geriatri dengan penyakit kronis meningkatkan penurunan kepatuhan. Ada beberapa cara dalam meningkatkan kepatuhan diantaranya dengan menggunakan Pill box dan Medication reminder chart.
Suci Fitriani Sammulia +2 more
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Preliminary Validation of an Unannounced Telephone Pill Count Protocol to Measure Medication Adherence Among Young Adults With Perinatal HIV Infection [PDF]
Amelia Bucek +2 more
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Brief Report: Apparent Antiretroviral Overadherence by Pill Count is Associated With HIV Treatment Failure in Adolescents [PDF]
Harriet Okatch +2 more
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