Researchers study use of the 'MATI' for improving AIDS drug adherence. Early data confirm tool's usefulness.
Investigators have found that an adherence tool that addresses multiple factors contributing to adherence difficulties can assist with better adherence. The Medication Adherence Training Intervention (MATI) is a newly-invented tool that prepares patients for adherence by incorporating medication adherence education, the patient's history and medication experiences, with motivation and empowerment interventions, says Shvawn McPherson Baker, PharmD, MPH, a research associate in the division of hepatology at the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, FL. "We developed the MATI along the context of clinical pharmacy, clinical medication, and clinical psychology, interfacing the three of them to come up with an approach to patient care," Baker says. "We looked at how to best incorporate the patient's abilities with our abilities." One aspect to the MATI that's important is how it is designed to be a nonjudgmental tool that doesn't admonish patients for their poor adherence habits, Baker notes. "The approach is 'Let's take off the white coat and work on this together,'" Baker says. "Let's see if there's a readiness for medication adherence and provide education on that."
D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States