Journal article
Improving adherence to multiple medications in older people in primary care: Selecting intervention components to address patient-reported barriers and facilitators
Deborah E Patton, Cathal A Cadogan, Cristin Ryan, Jill J Francis, Gerard J Gormley, Peter Passmore, Ngaire Kerse, Carmel M Hughes
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS | WILEY | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12595
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Medication adherence is vital to ensuring optimal patient outcomes, particularly amongst multimorbid older people prescribed multiple medications. Interventions targeting adherence often lack a theoretical underpinning and this may impact on effectiveness. The theoretical domains framework (TDF) of behaviour can aid intervention development by systematically identifying key determinants of medication adherence. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to (i) identify determinants (barriers, facilitators) of adherence to multiple medications from older people's perspectives; (ii) identify key domains to target for behaviour change; and (iii) map key domains to intervention components [behavio..
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Awarded by Dunhill Medical Trust
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by The Dunhill Medical Trust [grant number: R298/0513]. The funding body was not involved in the design of the study, data collection, analysis and interpretation of findings or in writing the manuscript.