8. Medication use and adherence and prescribing.
Study | Study type | Outcome | Results | Notes |
Bognor | RCT | ≥80% adherence to antidepressant medication (MEMS caps) | Int 23/32 Con 10/32 Absol diff 0.41, Rel % diff 132% |
* |
Bognor | RCT | ≥80% adherence to antihypertensive medication (MEMS caps) | Int 25/32 Con 10/32 Absol diff 0.47, Rel % diff 152% |
* |
Martin | RCT | Mean daily medication use | Int 2.4 (SD 3.2) Con 3.0 (SD 2.8) Absol diff 0.6, Rel % diff 20% |
ns SES = 0.2 |
Morgan | RCT | % taking antidepressant medication | Int 34/62 Con 36/113 Absol diff 0.11, Rel % diff 34% |
* |
Wakefield | RCT | Adherence (Edward's scale) | Int 3.4 (SD 0.5) Con 3.3 (SD 0.5) Absol diff 0.1, Rel % diff 3% |
ns SES = 0.2 |
Wakefield | RCT | Medication Taking Adherence Score | Int 100 (SD 1.4) Con 98.9 (SD 6.0) Absol diff 1.1, Rel % diff 1% |
ns SES = 0.28 |
* refers to whether original study reported statistically significant improvement in this outcome