Topic
Treatment adherence research, explained
9 open-access treatment adherence studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- Do heart texts improve lifestyle adherence?
A text-and-internet cardiac rehab program improved short-term lifestyle adherence after CHD, but the benefit faded by 6 months.
- English TBQ validation
Researchers adapted and validated an English Treatment Burden Questionnaire for chronic illness across US/UK/Canada/Australia using PatientsLikeMe.
- PrEP adherence in Partners PrEP
In a Partners PrEP adherence substudy, median pill-count and MEMS adherence exceeded 97%, and counseling restored most low adherers to ≥80%.
- TB pillbox reminders beat SMS for doses
In a China cluster RCT, medication-monitor reminders cut poor TB adherence 40–50%, while text messages mainly reduced loss to follow-up.
- Digital pills cut blood pressure faster
Patients with uncontrolled hypertension and type 2 diabetes using digital medicines had larger 4-week SBP drops than usual care.
- Doctor communication training helps hypertension care
Training physicians in communication skills improved hypertensive patients’ health literacy, blood pressure control, adherence, and self-efficacy in an Iranian RCT.
- Does wireless BP monitoring boost patient activation’s benefits?
In hypertensive adults, a wireless self-monitoring program strengthened links between rising patient activation and better behaviours/BP control.
- ALICE pillbox app RCT
A Spanish tablet pillbox app improved self-reported adherence and reduced missed doses over 3 months in older adults on multiple medicines.
- Join2move usage drop-off
Patients with knee/hip OA used Join2move less than intended: 94% started, 46% hit 6/9 modules, only 19% finished all nine.