Pan-European survey on medication adherence management by healthcare professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

While medication adherence (MA) is a key prerequisite for achieving optimal clinical and economic outcomes, nonadherence is highly prevalent. Assessing how healthcare professionals (HCPs) in Europe manage MA, focusing on measurement, reporting and interventions, is the subject of this study.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 40 European countries and quantitative analysis was conducted via an online survey. The multi-language online survey was created using Webropol 3.0 survey and reporting tool. Descriptive statistics and chi-squared tests were applied.

Results

In total, 2875 HCPs (pharmacists: 39.9%; physicians: 36.7%; nurses: 16.4%) from 37 European countries participated. The most used methods for MA assessment were direct communication with

SUBMITTER: Kamusheva M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11602874 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature