Improving adherence to medication in stroke survivors (IAMSS): a randomised controlled trial: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adherence to therapies is a primary determinant of treatment success, yet the World Health Organisation estimate that only 50% of patients who suffer from chronic diseases adhere to treatment recommendations. In a previous project, we found that 30% of stroke patients reported sub-optimal medication adherence, and this was associated with younger age, greater cognitive impairment, lower perceptions of medication benefits and higher specific concerns about medication. We now wish to pilot a brief intervention aimed at (a) helping patients establish a better medication-taking routine, and (b) eliciting and modifying any erroneous beliefs regarding their medication and their stroke.

Methods/design

Thirty patients will be allocated to a brief intervention (2 sessions)

SUBMITTER: O'Carroll R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2838838 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature