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Table 2 Study measures

From: Tailored interventions to improve adherence to medication in elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (AdhCare)

 

Tool

Baseline

3 months

6 months

Descriptive data: sociodemographic

Sex, age, education, income, employment, health insurance, housing

x

  

Descriptive data: medical

Reason for admission to the hospital, inpatient or outpatient treatment, ICD-10 diagnoses, prescribed medication list, over-the-counter medication, medication actually taken, health service utilization

   

Descriptive data: Parkinson motor

Hoehn and Yahr stage, MDS-UPDRS II, III, IV

x

x

x

Descriptive data: Parkinson nonmotor

MDS-UPDRS I, MoCA, PHQ-9, PDQ-8, GAI

x

 

x

Descriptive data: adherence

SAMS, change of medication within the 6-month period, difficulties in managing, handling, and swallowing pills

x

 

x

Descriptive data: comprehensive geriatric assessment

In addition to the aforementioned assessment tools, CIRS, IADL, visual acuity, hearing acuity, urinary incontinence, psychosocial circumstances, body mass index, hospital stay within the 6-month period

x

  

Primary outcome: motor function

MDS-UPDRS II, III

 

x

x

Secondary outcome: self-reported adherence

SAMS

  

x

Secondary outcome: medication adherence scores

The proportion of self-reported number of pills taken among the number of pills prescribed by the doctor

The proportion of the counted number of pills taken among the number of pills prescribed by the doctor

 

x

x

Secondary outcome: health care access

The number of primary care visits

 

x

x

Secondary outcome: adherence via medication subscription

The number and frequency of medication prescribed in the 6-month period and prescriptions redeemed at the pharmacy

  

x

Secondary outcome: qualitative

Perception of intervention and barriers and facilitators for the implementation

  

x

  1. ICD International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, MDS-UPDRS Movement Disorder Society revised Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire, PDQ-8 Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire, GAI Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, SAMS Stendal Adherence with Medication Score, CIRS Cumulative Illness Rating Scale, IADL Instrumental activities of daily living