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This research aims to assess the influence of a tailored health IT intervention on medication adherence and health literacy in patients with vascular disease.

March 5, 2016TrialsOpen Access

Using a tailored health information technology- driven intervention to improve health literacy and medication adherence in a Pakistani population with vascular disease (Talking Rx) – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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This research aims to assess the influence of a tailored health IT intervention on medication adherence and health literacy in patients with vascular disease.
Randomized controlled trial with adult participants from cerebrovascular and cardiovascular clinics
Participants assigned in a 1:1 ratio to intervention or control arms
Primary outcomes measured using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale and a modified TOFHLA.
Intervention group is expected to show a significant increase in medication adherence compared to controls with a 1-point improvement on MMAS (p<0.05)
Health literacy improvement is anticipated in the intervention group based on TOFHLA scores.
Total enrollment planned for 200 participants, accounting for attrition.

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Randomized trial examines the impact of health IT on medication adherence and literacy in vascular disease patients, indicating potential benefits.

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Kamal et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ee74b25c30b2cc7f9e7a1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1244-1

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Randomized trial examines the impact of health IT on medication adherence and literacy in vascular disease patients, indicating potential benefits.

Using a tailored health information technology- driven intervention to improve health literacy and medication adherence in a Pakistani population with vascular disease (Talking Rx) – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Using a tailored health information technology- driven intervention to improve health literacy and medication adherence in a Pakistani population with vascular disease (Talking Rx) – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Cite This Study

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