Search results for "Adherence"
Self-administered aspirin immediately after myocardial infarction saves lives, study finds
Taking aspirin within four hours of severe chest pain onset and continuing treatment for 28 days after an acute myocardial infarction delayed 13,016 deaths annually, even after accounting for 963 deaths due to bleeding, researchers estimated.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/07/4.htm
7 May 2024
Continue BP control, maintain benefits
Helping patients maintain normal blood pressure over the long haul pays off in cardiovascular and other health benefits, yet studies show that U.S. adults continue to backslide.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/continue-bp-control-maintain-benefits.htm
1 May 2024
Controlling hypertension, curing HCV, and more stories
Helping a patient get their hypertension under control is one thing, but helping them keep it there is quite another.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/controlling-hypertension-curing-hcv-and-more-stories.htm
1 May 2024
Medication adherence affecting cardiovascular outcomes even in clinical trials
Two new analyses of recent cardiology trials highlighted the prevalence and potential adverse effects of nonadherence to medications.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/16/2.htm
16 Aug 2022
Adherence to sleep apnea treatment reduces health care use, costs in heart failure
Positive airway pressure-adherent patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obstructive sleep apnea had fewer health care visits, including ED and hospital visits, than nonadherent patients, according to a new industry-funded study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/18/2.htm
18 Jul 2023
Improving medication adherence
Asking “How do you take your medicine?” instead of “Do you take your medicine?” is one way to learn more about a patient's ideas, philosophy, and understanding.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/improving-medication-adherence.htm
1 Sep 2022
Disparities exist in adherence to lung cancer screening follow-up, study finds
Campaigns for improvement should target primary care clinicians to increase awareness of the benefits of lung cancer screening, the authors noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/17/5.htm
17 Aug 2021
Postcard reminders may improve remote cardiac monitoring
A stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial found an almost 25% difference in adherence to remote monitoring in U.S. veterans with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators who received a reminder postcard versus those who did not.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/01/30/1.htm
30 Jan 2024
Treat COPD symptoms, solve problems
Effectively managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease means staying up to date on medications, devices, and delivery techniques.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/treat-copd-symptoms-solve-problems.htm
1 Apr 2024
Lung cancer screening limited by poor adherence to follow-up
Patients eligible for lung cancer screening according to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force criteria were more likely to undergo screening if they were older, female, or a current smoker. Less than a quarter of them repeated screening in a year.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/11/1.htm
11 Oct 2022