OPINIONS
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Older People’s ImpressioNs on pIll OrgaNiserS (OPINIONS)
IRAS ID
272417
Contact name
Debi Bhattacharya
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of East Anglia
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 25 days
Research summary
Medication adherence is defined as “the extent to which patients follow the instructions they are given for prescribed treatments”, and it is estimated that up to 50% of patients do not take their medicines as prescribed. Medication Multicompartment Compliance Aids (MCAs) are storage appliances targeted at patients with unintentional non-adherence and prescribed multiple medications, often for older patients. However, MCAs are not an appropriate adherence intervention for for all patients. For example, perceived loss of autonomy when patients can no longer identify the medication they are taking due to MCA use.
Qualitative research has identified several barriers and enablers to MCA from the perspective of older patients. For example, loss of independence has been identified as a barrier to MCA use, whilst the outcome of making maedication more manageable was an enabler. There have been no quantitative studies identifying key barriers and enablers to MCA use, nor has there been an estimation of the overall acceptability of MCAs. The aim of this study is to estimate the overall acceptability of medication Multicompartment Compliance Aids (MCAs)to older people in hospital.
REC name
London - Westminster Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/1698
Date of REC Opinion
24 Oct 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion