| Methods |
Factorial, study duration 12 months |
| Participants |
304 participants, previously untreated for mild to moderate hypertension, mean age 56 years, 46 per cent women, pharmacy, US |
| Interventions |
PATIENT MOTIVATION, SUPPORT AND REMINDERS: postal reminder, special unit dose reminder packaging and both combined versus usual care |
| Outcomes |
PRESCRIPTION RECORD: increases in the 'medication possession ratio' of 8 per cent (postal reminder), 11 per cent (unit dose packaging) and 23 per cent (both combined ) compared to usual care (p less than 0.05 for all interventions) |
| Notes |
Potential sources of bias not fully reported. |
