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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular disease research
  • Behavioral science applications in health
  • Health services research

Background:

  • Hypertension significantly elevates risks for myocardial infarction and strokes.
  • Suboptimal adherence to antihypertensive medications is a major public health concern.
  • Improving medication adherence can reduce hypertension-related morbidity and mortality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of mailed communications incorporating behavioral science principles on hypertension medication adherence.
  • To assess the effectiveness of social norming, messenger effects, and processing fluency in mailed interventions.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized clinical trial involving Medicare Advantage beneficiaries aged 65-80 years with hypertension.
  • Participants received mailed communications with behavioral science principles or usual care (control).
  • Hypertension medication adherence was measured using the proportion of days covered (PDC) from pharmacy claims.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in end-of-year medication adherence (PDC) was observed between intervention and control groups.
  • The proportion of participants achieving an end-of-year PDC of 80% or greater did not differ significantly across groups.
  • Mailed interventions utilizing social norms, messenger effects, and processing fluency showed no improvement in adherence.

Conclusions:

  • Incorporating social norms, messenger effects, and processing fluency into mailed communications did not enhance hypertension medication adherence.
  • Current behavioral science-based mailed interventions are insufficient for improving adherence in this population.
  • Additional research is required to identify effective strategies for increasing medication adherence in patients with hypertension.