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Communication skills-based training about medication switch encounters: pharmacy staff and patients’ experiences
Non-medical medication switches can lead to difficult conversations. To support pharmacy staff, a communication training has been developed based on two strategies: ‘positive message framing’ to emphasize posi...
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Open AccessImplementing medication adherence interventions in four Dutch living labs; context matters
Despite the abundant availability of effective medication adherence interventions, uptake of these interventions into routine care often lacks. Examples of effective medication adherence interventions include ...
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Open AccessUnderstanding relationships between asthma medication use and outcomes in a SABINA primary care database study
Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in asthma is suboptimal. Patients may rely more on their short-acting beta-agonist (SABA) to control symptoms, which may increase their risk of exacerbations and unco...
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Open AccessFeasibility study of a digitalized nurse practitioner-led intervention to improve medication adherence in type 2 diabetes patients in Dutch primary care
The purpose of this feasibility study was to improve and implement an intervention aimed at enhancing medication adherence in sub-optimally controlled and non-adherent type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients in primar...
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Open AccessDistinct Profiles on Subjective and Objective Adherence Measures in Patients Prescribed Antidepressants
A recurrent observation is that associations between self-reported and objective medication adherence measures are often weak to moderate. Our aim was therefore to identify patients with different profiles on ...
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Open AccessPatient-pharmacist communication during a post-discharge pharmacist home visit
Background With the shifting role of community pharmacists towards patient education and counselling, they are well-positioned to conduct a post-discharge home visit which could prevent or solve drug-related prob...
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Knelpunten en oplossingsrichtingen: Signaleren en begeleiden bij medicatie-ontrouw
Een ruime meerderheid van de verpleegkundigen en verzorgenden (85 procent) heeft in haar werk te maken met patiënten die hun geneesmiddelen niet goed gebruiken. Een richtlijn, betere samenwerking tussen zorgve...
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Open AccessReducing antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in family practice: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating a multifaceted peer-group-based intervention
Irrational antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections (RTI) is a major driver of bacterial resistance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a multifaceted peer-group based intervention aimi...
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Variatie in therapietrouw tussen apotheken
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Practice variation in a longitudinal perspective: a multilevel analysis of the prescription of simvastatin in general practices between 2003 and 2009
The Dutch national guideline for Cardiovascular Risk Management advised in 2006 initiation of statin therapy in new patients with simvastatin. After the introduction of this guideline several measures were tak...
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Meer simvastatine, minder variatie
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Open AccessImproving medication adherence in diabetes type 2 patients through Real Time Medication Monitoring: a Randomised Controlled Trial to evaluate the effect of monitoring patients' medication use combined with short message service (SMS) reminders
Innovative approaches are needed to support patients' adherence to drug therapy. The Real Time Medication Monitoring (RTMM) system offers real time monitoring of patients' medication use combined with short messa...
