Key result
A pharmacist intervention improved drug adherence in heart failure patients with inadequate health literacy to 65% (95% CI 54-77%), compared to 54.2% with usual care.
Why the study?
Does a pharmacist intervention improve drug adherence in heart failure patients with adequate and inadequate health literacy?
RCT (n=281)
No
Does a pharmacist intervention improve drug adherence in heart failure patients with adequate and inadequate health literacy?
A pharmacist-based intervention can improve cardiovascular drug adherence in patients with heart failure, particularly mitigating the negative impact of inadequate health literacy.
Pharmacist intervention may narrow adherence gaps from low health literacy in HF; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
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Noureldin et al. (2012) conducted an RCT in Heart failure (n=281). Pharmacist intervention (patient education, therapeutic monitoring, and communication with primary care providers) vs. Usual care (regular follow-up with primary care providers) was evaluated on Taking adherence (percentage of prescribed drug doses taken). A pharmacist intervention improved drug adherence in heart failure patients with inadequate health literacy to 65% (95% CI 54-77%), compared to 54.2% with usual care.
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