Patients' and providers' perspectives of a dose administration aid strategy to improve cardiovascular disease prevention in Australian primary healthcare.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is the most commonly managed problem in general practice in Australia, but blood pressure control is not achieved for most patients. An important factor to consider in hypertension control is patient medication adherence. Use of dose administration aids (DAAs) could increase adherence to medicines and reduce the frequency of medication errors. We conducted a trial to evaluate adherence to DAAs in real-world conditions. This study is a process evaluation of the main trial. This stydy aims to understand the acceptability of DAAs from patients, providers, and carers perspectives and examine implementation barriers and facilitators of trial processes.

Methods

In-depth, semi structured interviews were conducted in an Australian general practice participati

SUBMITTER: Chaudhri K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11846346 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature