Journal article
Inhaler reminders improve adherence with controller treatment in primary care patients with asthma
JM Foster, T Usherwood, L Smith, SM Sawyer, W Xuan, CS Rand, HK Reddel
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | Published : 2014
Abstract
Background Poor adherence contributes to uncontrolled asthma. Pragmatic adherence interventions for primary care settings are lacking. Objective To test the effectiveness of 2 brief general practitioner (GP)-delivered interventions for improving adherence and asthma control.MethodsIn a 6-month cluster randomized 2 × 2 factorial controlled trial, with GP as unit of cluster, we compared inhaler reminders and feedback (IRF) and/or personalized adherence discussions (PADs) with active usual care alone; all GPs received action plan and inhaler technique training. GPs enrolled patients prescribed combination controller inhalers, with suboptimal Asthma Control Test (ACT) scores (ACT score 19). Inha..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Funding for this study was provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (ID571053). The Asthma Control Test was used with permission of GlaxoSmithKline and in accordance with conditions specified by GlaxoSmithKline under the terms of its license with the copyright holder, QualityMetric Incorporated. One month's supply of controller and 1 spacer per patient was provided by GlaxoSmithKline. SmartTrack devices were purchased from Nexus6 (Auckland, New Zealand). SIM cards for the remote upload of adherence data were provided by Vodaphone, New Zealand. None of the above bodies had any role in the design, conduct, analysis, or interpretation of the study, nor did they see the manuscript before submission. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.