Using patient preference to customize a patient's medication list.

Area of Science:

• Pharmacology
• Patient Adherence
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Effective medication management is crucial for patient safety and treatment outcomes.
• Patient-centered approaches in healthcare are increasingly important for improving engagement and adherence.
• Medication lists serve as a key tool for patients to track and manage their prescriptions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To determine patient preferences for medication list components and templates.
• To evaluate the impact of personalized medication lists on patient knowledge and responsibility.
• To assess the utilization of patient-preferred medication lists.

Main Methods:

• A 12-week prospective study involving surveys and personalized medication list creation.
• Inclusion of 53 English-speaking patients aged 18+ taking eight or more medications.
• Patients selected preferred medication list templates, which were then used to create personalized lists.

Main Results:

• A majority of patients (44/53) preferred more detailed medication lists.
• 54% of participants in the post-questionnaire preferred the most complex medication list design.
• No statistically significant changes in patient knowledge or sense of responsibility were observed.

Conclusions:

• Patients favor more complex and detailed medication lists for managing their home medications.
• Personalized medication lists, while preferred, did not demonstrably increase patient knowledge or responsibility in this cohort.
• Future interventions could explore optimizing medication list design for improved patient comprehension and engagement.