Publications by authors named "Therese Dawson"
Objective: This study aimed to identify and prioritize factors important to patients and caregivers with regard to medication adherence in gout, osteoporosis (OP), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to describe the reasons for their decisions.
Methods: Patients with gout, OP, and RA and their caregivers, purposively sampled from 5 rheumatology clinics in Australia, identified and ranked factors that they considered important for medication adherence using nominal group technique and discussed their decisions. An importance score (IS; scale 0-1) was calculated, and qualitative data were analyzed thematically.
Objective: The OMERACT-Adherence meeting was convened to discuss the conceptual and methodological challenges in developing a core domain set (Adherence-CDS) for trials of interventions for medication adherence in rheumatology.
Methods: Forty participants from nine countries participated.
Results: Four ideas emerged: for adherence trials, the Adherence-CDS could include adherence and the condition-specific CDS; many factors affect adherence and are intervention targets, contextual factors, or outcome domains; adherence is a critical factor in drug trials; and standardized adherence measures are needed.
Article Synopsis
- * The OMERACT-Adherence study aims to establish a core set of outcome domains that can be consistently measured across various trials to better understand and improve medication adherence in rheumatology.
- * The study includes five phases: a systematic review of existing outcomes, stakeholder interviews for insights, focus groups to rank important domains, a modified Delphi survey for broad input, and a workshop to finalize the core domain set.