Imagine to Remember: An Episodic Future Thinking Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Medication nonadherence is prevalent in diabetic populations, with "forgetting" a commonly cited reason. This issue of forgetfulness is due, in part, to a failure of prospective memory (PM). Episodic future thinking (EFT) has been shown to improve PM but has not been used to improve medication adherence.

Patients and methods

The current study used a multiple baseline design (N = 4) to test the effects of EFT on medication non-adherence for four patients with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, with comorbid high blood pressure or high cholesterol. Medication adherence was objectively measured over 15 weeks using medication event monitoring systems.

Results

Results of visual analysis showed medication adherence was reliably improved, confirmed by mix

SUBMITTER: Epstein LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8763258 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature