Effects of a Patient-Provider, Collaborative, Medication-Planning Tool: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Among patients with various levels of health literacy, the effects of collaborative, patient-provider, medication-planning tools on outcomes relevant to self-management are uncertain. Objective. Among adult patients with type II diabetes mellitus, we tested the effectiveness of a medication-planning tool (Medtable™) implemented via an electronic medical record to improve patients' medication knowledge, adherence, and glycemic control compared to usual care. Design. A multicenter, randomized controlled trial in outpatient primary care clinics. 674 patients received either the Medtable tool or usual care and were followed up for up to 12 months. Results. Patients who received Medtable had greater knowledge about indications for medications in their regimens and we

SUBMITTER: Graumlich JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5028848 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature