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Background: Non-adherence to antihypertensive agents is common, mainly because of the low perceived burden of high blood pressure. General practitioners (GPs) are unable to predict whether patients are adhering to a recommended treatment. Knowledge about adherence might be of clinical interest in patients non-responding to antihypertensive treatment.
Aim: To assess the usefulness of an Adherence Monitoring Package (AMoPac) to identify non-adherence in patients non-responding to antihypertensive treatment.
Methods: AMoPac consists of (1) 4 weeks of electronic adherence monitoring, (2) pharmacist's feedback on patient's intake behaviour and (3) adherence metrics including clinical-pharmaceutical recommendations to the GP. AMoPac-HYP ('dherence nitoring kage to identify non-adherence in ambulatory ertensive patients') is an observational study among GPs and ambulatory patients with hypertension in a real-world setting. The primary outcome was GPs' perceived usefulness of AMoPac. Secondary outcomes were (1) frequency of medication problems and prescribing errors; (2) types of pharmacist's' recommendations; (3) acceptance of the recommendations by GPs; (4) medication adherence and (5) patients' satisfaction. Outcomes are reported descriptively. Data were collected with questionnaires and electronic monitoring of medicine intake.
Results: Fifteen GPs and 15 patients with hypertension participated in the AMoPac-HYP Study. Patients were on average 62 years old, and mean blood pressure was 137/83 mmHg. All GPs rated AMoPac as useful. The most frequently mentioned use was excluding non-adherence in patients with hypertension (93%). Medication problems and prescribing errors were observed in 80% of the patients. The study pharmacist recommended adherence support (N=9 patients) and treatment optimisation (N=8 patients). The recommendations were accepted and implemented in 10 of 17 cases by the GP. Patients' mean taking and timing adherence were 90% and 86%, respectively. Satisfaction with the study procedures among patients was high.
Conclusion: AMoPac was rated as useful for identifying and excluding non-adherence in patients with hypertension and was highly accepted among patients. Including adherence data in clinical decision-making could contribute to optimising patient care.
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