Trajectories of perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 over a year: The COVID-19 & chronic conditions (C3) cohort study.

The U.S. public health response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been widely criticized as having downplayed the potential implications COVID-19 could have on one's personal health.

Prevalence of Universal Medication Schedule prescribing and links to adherence.

Purpose: A Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) that uses explicit language to describe when to take medicine has been proposed as a patient-centered prescribing and dispensing standard. Despite widespread support, evidence of its actual use and efficacy is limited. We investigated the prevalence of UMS instructions and whether their use was associated with higher rates of medication adherence.

Electronic Health Record-Based Strategy to Promote Medication Adherence Among Patients With Diabetes: Longitudinal Observational Study.

Background: Poor medication adherence is common; however, few mechanisms exist in clinical practice to monitor how patients take medications in outpatient settings.

Objective: This study aimed to pilot test the Electronic Medication Complete Communication (EMC) strategy, a low-cost, sustainable approach that uses functionalities within the electronic health record to promote outpatient medication adherence and safety.

Methods: The EMC strategy was implemented in 2 academic practices for 14 higher-risk diabetes medications.

Development and rationale for a multifactorial, randomized controlled trial to test strategies to promote adherence to complex drug regimens among older adults.

Background: Patients with chronic conditions are often responsible for self-managing complex, multi-drug regimens with minimal professional clinical support. While numerous interventions to promote and support medication adherence have been tested, most have had limited success or have been too resource-intensive for real-world implementation.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of multiple low-cost, technology-enabled strategies, alone and in combination, for promoting medication regimen adherence among older adults.