Table 3 Researcher-informed recommendations for improving medication adherence research
Recommendation | CorrespondingTheme/Category |
|---|---|
1. Specify the targeted adherence phase in designing interventions and studies | 1a |
2. Use multiple measures of adherence, considering both objective and subjective measures | 1b |
3. Use clinically meaningful thresholds for determining adherence/non-adherence(versus the current “one-size-fits-all” approach) | 1c |
4. Consider study participant burden and fatigue when determining number and types of outcomes | 2a |
5. Provide a glossary to define key terms when reporting adherence research studies | 2c |
6. Provide comprehensive descriptions of target, focus, and underlying conceptual framework(s),when designing and describing adherence interventions | 2c |
7. Consider outcomes that are: | 3b |
-accurately capture construct (e.g. adherence) | |
-relevant (to the target patient population) | |
-feasible (to implement) | |
-valid (have sound measurement properties) | |
-amenable to participants (measurement does not interfere with activities of daily living) |