Aspects of Medication and Patient participation-an Easy guideLine (AMPEL). A conversation guide increases patients' and physicians' satisfaction with prescription talks.

ABSTRACT: Patients want more information and active participation in medical decisions. Information and active participation correlate with increased adherence. A conversation guide, combining patient-relevant drug information with steps of shared decision-making, was developed to support physicians in effective and efficient prescription talks. Six GP trainees in community-based primary care practices participated in a controlled pilot study in sequential pre-post design. Initially, they conducted 41 prescription talks as usual, i.e., without knowing the guide. Then, they conducted 23 talks considering the guide (post-intervention phase). Immediately after the respective talk, patients filled in a questionnaire on satisfaction with the information on medication and physician-patient interaction, an

SUBMITTER: Kirsch V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8298249 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature