Tailored interventions by community pharmacists and general practitioners improve adherence to statins in a Spanish randomized controlled trial.
Ainhoa Oñatibia-AstibiaAmaia Malet-LarreaBelen LarrañagaMiguel Ángel GastelurrutiaBegoña CalvoDulce RamírezIgnacio CanteroÁngel GarayEstibaliz GoyenecheaPublished in: Health services research (2019)
The intervention performed by health professionals, especially by community pharmacists, improved adherence to statins by hypercholesterolemic patients, and this improvement in adherence was accompanied by a reduction in total cholesterol levels and a healthier lifestyle.
Keyphrases
- randomized controlled trial
- cardiovascular disease
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- mental health
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- metabolic syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- study protocol
- glycemic control
- clinical trial
- systematic review
- patient reported outcomes
- general practice
- adipose tissue
- patient reported
- low density lipoprotein