title: Evaluation of the efficacy and cost effectiveness of health education methods to increase medication adherence among adults with asthma.
abstract: We randomized 135 adult asthma patients to a control group, and 132 patients to an experimental group which received a special health education intervention. Four adherence measures were documented at baseline and 12-month follow-up: correct inhaler use, inhaler adherence, medication adherence, and total adherence rating. Costs to routinely deliver the intervention were $32.03/patient. Experimental group patients exhibited a significantly higher level of improvement in adherence (44 percent) than control group patients (2 percent).
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Behavior, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Windsor
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Manzella
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Soong
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance