Publications by authors named "Jo L Byrne"
Article Synopsis
- Cardiovascular disease accounts for 31% of global deaths, highlighting the need for effective primary prevention strategies to enhance adherence to statins and healthy lifestyle choices among at-risk individuals.
- A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 212 participants prescribed statins, split into an intervention group receiving structured education and support, and a control group receiving standard care, to evaluate the impact on medication adherence and cardiovascular risk factors.
- Results showed no significant difference in statin adherence between the groups after 12 months, possibly due to unexpectedly high baseline adherence rates, although the intervention group still demonstrated slightly better adherence overall.
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/11289.].
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Poor adherence to cardiovascular medications is associated with worse clinical outcomes. Evidence for effective education interventions that address medication adherence for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is lacking. The Ready to Reduce Risk (3R) study aims to investigate whether a complex intervention, involving group education plus telephone and text messaging follow-up support, can improve medication adherence and reduce cardiovascular risk.
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