Quantifying the support stroke survivors get with daily medication
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Quantifying the support stroke survivors get with daily medication taking: a questionnaire survey.
IRAS ID
170931
Contact name
Anna De Simoni
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Queen Mary University of London
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
GPPG1F2R, QMUL Project budget code
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, days
Research summary
The purpose of the study is to characterise the help stroke survivors get with medicines and whether they feel they need more support, in order to inform future primary care interventions.
Studies on adherence to medication in stroke survivors have concentrated on patients who are responsible for their own medicines.
Half of patients with stroke are dependent on others for daily activities, but the proportion of survivors needing support with medication taking is unknown. There is limited evidence on unmet needs with medications taking in stroke survivors who are dependent on others for medicine taking (see the attached Dr De Simoni's (CI) BJGP editorial detailing this issue).
We will conduct a questionnaire survey of 1,500 adult patients with stroke from 10-15 GP practices in the East of England and 1,500 adult patients with stroke from 10-15 GP practices in East London (3,000 patients in total). We will quantify the need of stroke survivors for support with medication taking and correlate responses with the number of medications and level of disability (Barthel score).
Results will raise healthcare professionals’ awareness of stroke survivors’ needs and caregivers’ roles in relation to daily medication routines and inform the development of interventions to improve adherence potentially targeted separately to patients and caregivers.REC name
East of England - Cambridge Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/EE/0182
Date of REC Opinion
7 Jul 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion