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Enhancing Medication Adherence through Improved Patient-provider Communication: The 6A's of Intervention
Saurav Basu1, Suneela Garg2, Nandini Sharma3
1Jr Resident.
Abstract:
Public-health facilities in the developing world often experience a high patient burden, low doctor-patient ratio, drug stock-outs and the lack of avenues for adequate patient-provider communication. We identified strategies for enhancing medication adherence for chronic disorders in Indian health settings that rely on improving patient-provider communication through a review of the literature. These include (A)sk the patient on adherence status, (A)ssess accurately medication adherence, provide (A)ssistance with regimen and enlisting support from all available resources especially family support, (A)nticipating and precluding interruption in adherence, (A)ssurance against harm due to drug sideeffects and finally (A)void blaming the patient for non-adherence.
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