Exploring patient experiences coping with using multiple medications: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Long-term adherence to evidence-based medications in cardiometabolic diseases remains poor, despite extensive efforts to develop and test interventions and deploy clinician performance incentives. The limited success of interventions may be due to ignored factors such as patients' experience of medication-taking. Despite being potentially addressable by clinicians, these factors have not been sufficiently explored, which is particularly important as patients use increasing numbers of medications. The aim is to explore patient perspectives on medication-taking, medication properties that are barriers to adherence, and coping strategies for their medication regimen.

Design

Individual, in-person, semistructured qualitative interviews.

Setting

Urban healthcare s

SUBMITTER: Lauffenburger JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8609926 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature