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Claus Møldrup1, Jonathan Stein, Birthe Søndergaard
1Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Section for Social Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. cm@farma.ku.dk
Pharmacy World & Science : PWS
|October 7, 2010
Summary
Nearly half of asthma patients in a trial reported non-adherence to medication. This study highlights the importance of accurate self-reporting for adherence interventions.
Area of Science:
- Respiratory Medicine
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Health Psychology
Background:
- Asthma medication adherence is crucial for effective disease management.
- Self-reported adherence is a common but potentially biased assessment method.
- Optimizing compliance interventions requires understanding true adherence rates.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess self-reported non-adherence in asthma patients within a compliance intervention trial.
- To introduce and evaluate a novel, neutral two-question questionnaire for non-adherence disclosure.
- To explore the extent to which patients disclose non-adherence behavior.
Main Methods:
- A controlled trial involving 244 Danish asthma patients from November 2007 to May 2008.
- Utilized an SMS monitoring and compliance intervention.
- Employed a new approach to self-reported adherence assessment using a two-question survey delivered via the web.
Main Results:
- 43.9% of trial participants reported non-adherence to their prescribed asthma medication.
- This high rate was reported despite participants having previously documented their awareness of the medication regimen.
- The novel questionnaire facilitated the disclosure of non-adherence.
Conclusions:
- A significant proportion of asthma patients (43.9%) are willing to self-report non-adherence.
- The findings underscore the challenges in achieving full medication adherence.
- The developed questionnaire shows promise as a tool for assessing non-adherence in clinical trials.
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