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"Efficiency of Preventive Interventions in Community Nursing to Improve Medication Adherence in Vulnerable Elderly"

NCT05469581 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 639

Last updated 2023-05-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to design and investigate the effectiveness of a set of preventive interventions by community nurses in outpatient care in treating vulnerable elderly people to improve the extent to which they follow the agreed recommendations of a doctor or pharmacist regarding taking medication.

Conditions

  • Noncommunicable Diseases
  • Vulnerable Elderly

Interventions

OTHER

A set of preventive interventions to improve adherence in vulnerable elderly people

* reviewing the list of medications, delivery of an ordered list of medications, and checking medication regimen understanding; * delivering a leaflet on the correct/safe taking of medications, discussion, explanation, and verification of understanding of the content; * a counseling about the importance of adherence; * handing over the medication dispenser (if the elderly person does not have one yet), * delivering of a personal medication card, which shows the timeline of taking prescribed medication.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Martina Horvat

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martina Horvat · University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Slovenia

Study Locations

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