Evaluation of the efficacy and cost effectiveness of health education methods to increase medication adherence among adults with asthma.
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).
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R A
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Department of Health Behavior, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Bailey
W C
WC
Richards
J M
JM
Manzella
B
B
Soong
S J
SJ
Brooks
M
M
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