Rising patients' adherence to CVD preventive treatment via medical and psychological counseling using remote technologies
In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Jg. 28 (2021-05-01)
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Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Low adherence to healthy lifestyle and CVD preventive medical treatment is a seriouse problem in lowering of CVD morbidity and mortality. Using modern medical, psychological and remote technologies may help to increase patients" adherence. Purpose To study the efficacy of medical and psychological counselling using remote technologies in rising patients" adherence to CVD preventive treatment. Methods The study included 140 patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease (RF CVD), who were divided into two comparable groups: group of medical and psychological counselling with the use of remote technologies (n = 70) and group of control (n = 70). The study lastet 12 months. Level of adherence was measured via standard Morisky-Green"s 4-item questionnaire as well as via additional questionnaire developed by authors for this study. Results Comparative analysis of the level of adherence in the two groups did not reveal statistically significant differences at baseline. After 12 months, the experimental group showed a statistically significant increase in adherence to preventive treatment compared with the control group (р=0,001) Conclusion(s) Medical and psychological counselling using remote technologies is an effective method for rising patients" adherence to CVD preventive medical treatment
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Rising patients' adherence to CVD preventive treatment via medical and psychological counseling using remote technologies
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Kopylova, OV ; Yaltonsky, VM ; Sirota, NA |
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Zeitschrift: | European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Jg. 28 (2021-05-01) |
Veröffentlichung: | Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021 |
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ISSN: | 2047-4881 (print) ; 2047-4873 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.319 |
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