Telephone-based motivational interviewing for medication adherence: a systematic review

Area of Science:

• Health Behavior Change
• Telehealth Interventions
• Medication Adherence Research

Background:

• Medication adherence is a persistent challenge in chronic disease management.
• Traditional in-person healthcare access is limited for some patients.
• Telephonic counseling is an emerging non-traditional healthcare delivery method.

Purpose of the Study:

• To systematically review telephone-based motivational interviewing (MI) interventions for medication adherence.
• To identify evidence and literature gaps in telephonic MI for medication adherence.
• To discuss implications for research and clinical practice.

Main Methods:

• Systematic review of published studies on telephone-based MI for medication adherence.
• Searched multiple databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, psycINFO, etc.) for peer-reviewed articles from 1991-2012.
• Included nine articles for review, assessing study quality and intervention effectiveness.

Main Results:

• Findings from a majority of studies suggest telephone-based MI may improve medication adherence.
• Study quality and intervention methods varied significantly, limiting definitive conclusions.
• Included studies show promising results and support further exploration of telephonic MI.

Conclusions:

• Telephone-based MI shows potential as an efficient, evidence-based strategy for improving medication adherence.
• Further research is needed to address identified literature gaps.
• This method can help healthcare professionals reach remote or inaccessible patients effectively.