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A pilot program at the worksite to reduce adverse self-medication behaviors.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Neafsey, Patricia J Lutkus, Gregory Newcomb, Jessica Anderson, Elizabeth |
| Abstract | A Next Generation Personal Education Program (PEP-NG) that captures self-reported medication behaviors and delivers a tailored educational intervention on a touchscreen interface was piloted with 11 adults with hypertension, aged 45–60 years, in a worksite setting. A time series design with multiple institution of treatment (four visits over three months) was employed. Blood pressure (BP), self-medication behaviors, self-efficacy, and knowledge for avoiding adverse self-medication behaviors were assessed at each of four visits. Satisfaction was assessed once at visit 4. Measures pre-PEP (visit 1) to visit 4 were compared with paired t-tests. The adverse self-medication behavior risk score decreased significantly from visit 1 to visit 4 (p < 0.05) with a medium effect size. Both knowledge and self-efficacy for avoiding adverse self-medication behaviors increased significantly (p < 0.05) with large effect sizes. All six participants not at BP goal (<140/90 mmHg) on visit 1 were at goal by visit 4. User satisfaction was high as assessed by both quantitative measures and qualitative interviews. These positive results suggest the PEP could play a central role in worksite wellness programs aimed at workers with hypertension. |
| Journal | Patient preference and adherence |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC2778429 |
| PubMed reference number | 19936171 |
| e-ISSN | 1177889X |
| DOI | 10.2147/ppa.s6188 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Dove Medical Press |
| Publisher Date | 2009-11-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2009 Neafsey et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. |
| Subject Keyword | hypertension worksite information technology tailored intervention |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Social Sciences Health Policy Medicine |
