Tool to improve patient-provider interactions in adult primary care: Randomized controlled pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether an intervention to help patients prioritize goals for their visit would improve patient-provider communication and clinical outcomes.

Design

Randomized controlled pilot study.

Setting

Primary care clinic.

Participants

There were 120 adult hypertensive patients enrolled.

Intervention

Patients were randomized to receive either usual care or a previsit patient activation card developed through a series of focus groups that prompted patients to articulate their needs and set priorities for their clinic visit. Encounters were audiorecorded, transcribed, and assessed using duplicate ratings of patient activation and decision making.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was change in medication adherence as measured by pi

SUBMITTER: O'Malley PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9842177 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature