Patient-centered priorities for improving medication management and adherence.

Area of Science:

• Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Health Services Research
• Patient-Centered Care

Background:

• Medication adherence is crucial for chronic disease management.
• Current adherence interventions often lack a patient-centered focus.
• Patient-centered medication management holds potential to improve treatment outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

• To examine scientific evidence on medication adherence interventions from a patient-centered perspective.
• To explore the potential of patient-centered medication management in chronic disease treatment.
• To identify and prioritize future research and practice ideas through stakeholder engagement.

Main Methods:

• A workshop convened 28 patients, providers, researchers, and other stakeholders.
• Stakeholders identified and prioritized ideas for research and practice.
• Analysis involved stakeholder voting and review of workshop discussion themes.

Main Results:

• Ten priority areas for patient-centered medication management emerged.
• High-priority areas for all groups included management tools, provider training, and patient education.
• Stakeholder priorities varied, with patients emphasizing peer support, unlike researchers.

Conclusions:

• Engaging diverse stakeholders established a patient-centered research agenda.
• Broadening adherence interventions to medication management yielded novel research priorities.
• Implementation of patient-centered medication management presents challenges requiring further research and innovation.