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Efficacy Of Telehealth Modalities In Medication Adherence For Older Adults, Mitchell Adrian C. Siy
Efficacy Of Telehealth Modalities In Medication Adherence For Older Adults, Mitchell Adrian C. Siy
Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Manuscripts
About half of the geriatric population who take at least one medication find medication adherence challenging. Average adherence of an elderly patient taking one medication a day is about 80%. This adherence decreases to about 50% for patients taking medications four times a day. Nonadherence can lead to a myriad of preventable adverse effects that can reduce the quality of life and even result in death. In the United States, $100-300 billion could be saved in health care costs due to adverse effects of poor medication adherence. The purpose of this evidence-based project (EBP) is to improve medication adherence in …
Hypertension Management: Improving Medication Adherence Through The Use Of Daily Text Messages, Gaelle Bulabula
Hypertension Management: Improving Medication Adherence Through The Use Of Daily Text Messages, Gaelle Bulabula
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Hypertension (HTN) is the leading cause of hospitalization and is responsible for approximately 50% of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (Al-Noumani, et al., 2018). Uncontrolled HTN can lead to comorbidities including ischemic heart disease, renal disease, or life-threatening arrythmias (World Health Organization [WHO], 2019). The leading cause of HTN is medication non-compliance (Varleta, et al., 2017). The purpose of this evidence-based practice project was to determine the effectiveness of daily text messages on antihypertensive medication adherence. A comprehensive review of literature generated ten high-level evidence studies demonstrating that daily text messages near each medication dosing time is best practice for improving …