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Multicultural medication adherence: a comparative study.

Bertha Robbins·Kerry J Rausch·Ramon I Garcia·Karen M Prestwood
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of several interventions on improving medication adherence among White, Black, and Hispanic older women. A total of 109 women older than age 65 who were participating in a clinical osteoporosis trial were recruited for this 12-month study examining medication adherence. After baseline medication adherence was assessed, participants underwent standardized teaching. Participants were contacted monthly by telephone and were seen in a clinic setting every 3 months. All participants used a pillbox for 6 months, and the minority women used an electronic monitoring bottle for 6 months. Adherence was highest in White women. Black women showed significant improvement in adherence at 9 and 12 months, and Hispanic women demonstrated a significant increase in adherence at 12 months. The use of electronic monitors had a positive effect on adherence for the minority women.

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Bertha Robbins, Kerry J Rausch, Ramon I Garcia, Karen M Prestwood. 2004. Multicultural medication adherence: a comparative study.. https://doi.org/10.3928/0098-9134-20040701-07

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