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. 2023 Feb 3;13(2):e059413. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059413

Table 2.

Schedule of enrolment, interventions and assessments

Time point −T3: selecting patients −T2: recruitment −T1: before discharge in ward T0: date of discharge T1: 1 month post discharge T2: 3 months post discharge T3: 6 months post discharge
Procedure Details Baseline Intervention Follow-up and intervention Follow-up and intervention Follow-up and evaluation
Enrolment:
 Eligibility screen Check diagnosis for NSTEMI, STEMI, UA and ACS X
 Randomisation X
 Informed consent X
Intervention:
 Patient medication history Patient interview X
Medication adherence assessment Using BMQ X X
Medication review Medication reconciliation X
Identifying DRPs and resolving X
Optimising the discharge medication list X
Discharge medication counselling Counselling with written information X
Recording hospital readmissions During follow-up X X X
Identifying and assessing the changes to planned medication regimen During follow-up X X X
Resolving any DRPs and counselling about the changes to the plan During follow-up X X X
Assessments:
BMQ X X
MAI X X X X
DRPs X X X X
ADRs X X X X
Record hospital readmissions X* X X X
Record to changes to planned medication regimen X X X

*At recruitment and during follow-up

ACS, acute coronary syndrome; ADRs, adverse drug reactions; BMQ, Brief Medication Questionnaire; DRPs, drug-related problems; MAI, Medication Appropriateness Index; NSTEMI, non-ST elevated myocardial infarction; STEMI, ST elevated myocardial infarction; UA, unstable angina.