Clinical Decision Support and Cardiometabolic Medication Adherence: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Medication adherence is important for managing blood pressure (BP), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Interventions to improve medication adherence are needed.

Objective

To examine the effectiveness of an intervention using algorithmic identification of low medication adherence, clinical decision support to physicians, and pharmacist outreach to patients to improve cardiometabolic medication adherence and BP, LDL-C, and HbA1c control.

Design, setting, and participants

A 2-arm, patient-randomized, parallel group clinical trial was conducted. Twenty-six primary care clinics using effective decision support to encourage timely adjustments of cardiometabolic medications were included. On the date of an index visit, partici

SUBMITTER: O'Connor PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11718557 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature