Medication Adherence Interventions Improve Heart Failure Mortality and Readmission Rates: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Controlled Trials

Medication Adherence Interventions Improve Heart Failure Mortality and Readmission Rates: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Controlled Trials

BackgroundPoor adherence to medications is a common problem among heart failure (HF) patients. Inadequate adherence leads to increased HF exacerbations, reduced physical function, and higher risk for hospital admission and death. Many interventions have been tested to improve adherence to HF medicat...

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Main Authors: Todd M. Ruppar, Pamela S. Cooper, David R. Mehr, Janet M. Delgado, Jacqueline M. Dunbar‐Jacob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
heart failure
hospitalization
intervention
medication adherence
meta‐analysis
mortality
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.115.002606

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