Why the study?
Does having a paid caregiver improve medication adherence in patients hospitalized for cardiovascular disease?
Population
1,432 consecutive patients admitted to the cardiovascular service at a university medical center.
Comparison
Having or planning to have a paid caregiver vs Not having a paid caregiver
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Loading...
Paid caregivers may aid adherence in hospitalized CVD patients; leaves open causality and generalizability pending prospective data.
Does having a paid caregiver improve medication adherence in patients hospitalized for cardiovascular disease?
Having a paid caregiver is associated with a significantly lower likelihood of medication non-adherence among hospitalized cardiac patients.
Aggarwal et al. (2013) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 4 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: