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Community Medication Education, Data, & Safety (C-MEDS): Findings from a Pilot Project
Marsha Meyer1, Susan Enguidanos2, Yujun Zhu2
1Independence at Home, SCAN Health Plan, Long Beach, California, USA.
Objectives:
Medication-related problems remain one of the largest health risks for older adults, yet there are few resources available to effectively reduce medication-related problems for community dwelling older adults. The aim of this pilot program was to determine the effectiveness of a multifaceted medication intervention on medication adherence and self-efficacy in medication use.
Design:
A single sample, pre-post-test design.
Setting:
This pilot study was conducted at Independence at Home, a Senior Care Action Network (SCAN) community service in Southern California.
Participants:
One hundred and eighty community-dwelling, diverse older adults with potential medication-related problems and their caregivers.
Intervention:
The Community Medication Education, Data, & Safety (C-MEDS) Program identified community-dwelling older adults with potential medication-related problems and provided in-depth personalized medication safety, management and support, based on an in-home assessment and interventions delivered by trained geriatrics experts including pharmacists, nurses, a community health worker, and a pharmacy technician.
Measurements:
The primary outcomes included medication use self-efficacy, measured by the MUSE, and select medication adherence measures. Adherence was measured via pill count and via the MedAdhIR tool, a scale that measures risk for medication non-adherence.
Results:
Following participation in the C-MEDS program, community-dwelling older adult C-MEDS graduates (n = 105) had higher self-efficacy in managing medications (P < .001). Additionally, C-MEDS graduates also exhibited increased adherence to three types of medications (statins, diabetes-related, and certain hypertension drugs; P < .001). Moreover, risk of non-adherence declined significantly following C-MEDS graduation (P < .001).
Conclusion:
C-MEDS holds promise as an effective intervention among community-dwelling older adults in improving medication self-efficacy, medication adherence among select medications, and reducing risk for non-adherence. Additional studies are needed to assess replicability and impact on clinical outcomes.
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