Search results for "Adherence"
Adherence to sleep apnea treatment reduces health care use, costs in heart failure
Positive airway pressure-adherent patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obstructive sleep apnea had fewer health care visits, including ED and hospital visits, than nonadherent patients, according to a new industry-funded study.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/18/2.htm
18 Jul 2023
Swallowing gone wrong in EoE
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is uncommon but also underdiagnosed: Patients may not seek care for their symptoms, and physicians may not be aware of the condition.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/09/swallowing-gone-wrong-in-eoe.htm
1 Sep 2023
Medication adherence affecting cardiovascular outcomes even in clinical trials
Two new analyses of recent cardiology trials highlighted the prevalence and potential adverse effects of nonadherence to medications.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/16/2.htm
16 Aug 2022
Improving medication adherence
Asking “How do you take your medicine?” instead of “Do you take your medicine?” is one way to learn more about a patient's ideas, philosophy, and understanding.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/09/improving-medication-adherence.htm
1 Sep 2022
Disparities exist in adherence to lung cancer screening follow-up, study finds
Campaigns for improvement should target primary care clinicians to increase awareness of the benefits of lung cancer screening, the authors noted.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/17/5.htm
17 Aug 2021
Adding an antihypertensive to existing regimens associated with greater BP reduction than maximizing dose, with some caveats in adherence
A retrospective study of older veterans with hypertension found that while adding a medication reduced systolic blood pressure by an extra point, patients who received a dose increase instead of a new drug were more likely to maintain the regimen.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/05/4.htm
5 Oct 2021
Lung cancer screening limited by poor adherence to follow-up
Patients eligible for lung cancer screening according to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force criteria were more likely to undergo screening if they were older, female, or a current smoker. Less than a quarter of them repeated screening in a year.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/11/1.htm
11 Oct 2022
ID, liver societies update guidance for HCV testing, management
Major changes to guidance on hepatitis C virus (HCV) include an emphasis on universal screening, new recommendations for managing incomplete treatment adherence, and expansion of treatment eligibility, among others.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/06/1.htm
6 Jun 2023
Polypill strategy may help improve outcomes, adherence in underserved populations
The researchers said that the observed reductions in systolic blood pressure and LDL cholesterol level were clinically and statistically significant and, if sustained, would lead to an estimated 25% reduction in cardiovascular event incidence.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/24/2.htm
24 Sep 2019
Reminder devices did not increase patients' medication adherence, study finds
There were no significant differences in the adjusted odds of optimal adherence (a medication possession ratio of 80% or more) between a control group and three groups using different reminder devices.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/07/4.htm
7 Mar 2017