Effect of drug reminder packaging on medication adherence: a systematic review revealing research gaps.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This was a systematic review of the literature in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Evidence mapping was used to reveal the effect of drug reminder packaging on medication adherence, to identify research gaps and to make suggestions for future research.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched with an end date of September 2013 using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) term 'medication adherence' and 20 different search terms for 'drug reminder packaging', limited to the English and German languages. Additional references were identified through cross-referencing. All prospective controlled trials with an intervention using drug reminder packaging for patients taking at least

SUBMITTER: Boeni F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4234982 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature