Improving refill adherence and hypertension control in black patients: Wisconsin TEAM trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effectiveness and sustainability of a 6-month Team Education and Adherence Monitoring (TEAM) intervention for black patients with hypertension in community chain pharmacies.

Design

Cluster randomized trial.

Setting

28 chain pharmacies (14 TEAM and 14 control) in five Wisconsin cities from December 2006 to February 2009.

Participants

576 black patients with hypertension.

Intervention

Trained pharmacist-technician teams implemented a 6-month intervention using scheduled visits, Brief Medication Questionnaires (BMQs), and novel toolkits for facilitating medication adherence and pharmacist feedback to patients and physicians. Control participants received patient information only.

Main outcome measures

Refill adherence (≥80% da

SUBMITTER: Svarstad BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4930551 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature