Key result
Lower medication adherence (p<0.001) and inability to read labels (p=0.002) were associated with increased cardiovascular ED visits among CHF patients ≥50 years old.
Why the study?
Are medication adherence, knowledge, and skills associated with the number of emergency department visits in adults 50 years or older with congestive heart failure?
Population
61 patients 50 years of age or older with congestive heart failure enrolled in the usual care group of an…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
six months
Authors
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May support adherence and literacy interventions in older HF patients; hypothesis-generating for reducing ED visits.
Observational (n=61)
No
Are medication adherence, knowledge, and skills associated with the number of emergency department visits in adults 50 years or older with congestive heart failure?
p-value: p=<0.001
Greater medication knowledge, skills, and adherence are significantly associated with fewer cardiovascular and CHF-specific emergency department visits in older adults with heart failure.
Hope et al. (2004) conducted an observational in Congestive heart failure (n=61). Medication adherence, knowledge, and skills was evaluated on Numbers of all-cause cardiovascular and CHF-specific ED visits during a six-month period (p=<0.001). Lower medication adherence (p<0.001) and inability to read labels (p=0.002) were associated with increased cardiovascular ED visits among CHF patients ≥50 years old.
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