Effect of educational intervention on medication timing in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medicine usage in Parkinson's disease patients is often imperfect, in particular irregular timing of medication. The effect of informing Parkinson's disease patients about the continuous dopaminergic hypothesis (to encourage regular medicine intake) on medication adherence and motor control was tested.

Methods

Patients were randomised either to the active group (receiving the intervention) or control group (no extra information). Antiparkinson medicine usage was monitored for 3 months before and after the intervention using electronic pill bottles which record the date and time of opening (MEMS, Aardex, Switzerland) and data used to calculate the percentage of doses taken at correct time intervals.

Results

43 patients (52%) were randomised to active counsel

SUBMITTER: Grosset KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1931606 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature