Medication adherence in people with LTCs in PC
Research type
Research Study
Full title
What factors influence medication adherence in people with long term conditions (LTCs) and how can these inform an intervention to support adherence to medications in the primary care setting? a longitudinal qualitative research project.
IRAS ID
160549
Contact name
Stephen Kelleher
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Cambridge
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 25 days
Research summary
This research aims at developing a tailored intervention to support adherence to medications in people with long term conditions within the primary care setting.
Specific aims of this project are to explore participants’ views on:
(a) what factors and processes influence adherence to medications and
(b) whether and how an intervention could address these factors and processes to support medication adherence in people with long term conditions.A sample of approximately 20 people with long term conditions (pLTCs) and 10 health care providers (HCPs) from GP surgeries in East of England will be invited to take part in a longitudinal semi-structured qualitative study.
pLTCs and HCPs will participate in this study to gather insight from different perspectives. Specifically, interviews with pLTCs will provide insight on factors influencing their current medication taking behaviour and their views on how an intervention could address these factors to support medication adherence. Interviews with HCPs will provide insight on their current practices to address medication adherence and their views on using a new intervention to facilitate these practices.
Longitudinal interviews have been chosen as a method to collect data at two different time points from both pLTCs and HCPs. During the first set of interviews participants will provide information on the factors that influence medication adherence and recommendations for improvement. Based on the first set of interviews we will develop a prototype intervention tailored to participants’ recommendations. During the second set of interviews (three months after the first interviews) participants will comment on the intervention materials, and whether or not the intervention addresses effectively the factors and practices mentioned at the first set of interviews. Thematic analysis will be employed to analyse the data. Recommendations from participants will then be integrated into the design and implementation of a study to assess the feasibility of a medication adherence intervention.REC name
London - Stanmore Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/LO/1872
Date of REC Opinion
23 Oct 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion