Table 2.
Study measures
| Tool | Baseline | 3 months | 6 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptive data: sociodemographic | Sex, age, education, income, employment, health insurance, housing | x | ||
| Descriptive data: medical | Reason for admission to the hospital, inpatient or outpatient treatment, ICD-10 diagnoses, prescribed medication list, over-the-counter medication, medication actually taken, health service utilization | |||
| Descriptive data: Parkinson motor | Hoehn and Yahr stage, MDS-UPDRS II, III, IV | x | x | x |
| Descriptive data: Parkinson nonmotor | MDS-UPDRS I, MoCA, PHQ-9, PDQ-8, GAI | x | x | |
| Descriptive data: adherence | SAMS, change of medication within the 6-month period, difficulties in managing, handling, and swallowing pills | x | x | |
| Descriptive data: comprehensive geriatric assessment | In addition to the aforementioned assessment tools, CIRS, IADL, visual acuity, hearing acuity, urinary incontinence, psychosocial circumstances, body mass index, hospital stay within the 6-month period | x | ||
| Primary outcome: motor function | MDS-UPDRS II, III | x | x | |
| Secondary outcome: self-reported adherence | SAMS | x | ||
| Secondary outcome: medication adherence scores |
The proportion of self-reported number of pills taken among the number of pills prescribed by the doctor The proportion of the counted number of pills taken among the number of pills prescribed by the doctor |
x | x | |
| Secondary outcome: health care access | The number of primary care visits | x | x | |
| Secondary outcome: adherence via medication subscription | The number and frequency of medication prescribed in the 6-month period and prescriptions redeemed at the pharmacy | x | ||
| Secondary outcome: qualitative | Perception of intervention and barriers and facilitators for the implementation | x |
ICD International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, MDS-UPDRS Movement Disorder Society revised Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire, PDQ-8 Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire, GAI Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, SAMS Stendal Adherence with Medication Score, CIRS Cumulative Illness Rating Scale, IADL Instrumental activities of daily living