2022
Where Do Real-Time Prescription Benefit Tools Fit in the Landscape of High US Prescription Medication Costs? A Narrative Review
Wong R, Mehta T, Very B, Luo J, Feterik K, Crotty B, Epstein J, Fliotsos M, Kashyap N, Smith E, Woreta F, Schwartz J. Where Do Real-Time Prescription Benefit Tools Fit in the Landscape of High US Prescription Medication Costs? A Narrative Review. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 1038-1045. PMID: 36441366, PMCID: PMC10039141, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07945-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication costsElectronic clinical decision support toolPocket medication costsPrescription medication costsPoor patient adherenceWorse clinical outcomesClinical decision support toolUS healthcare costsPocket cost informationElectronic health recordsPharmacologic treatmentClinical outcomesPatient adherencePrescription medicationsHealthcare costsPatientsNarrative reviewHealth systemMedicaid ServicesLimited evidenceHealth recordsHealthcare systemFinancial burdenAdherenceMultiple factors
2020
Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods study
Tusubira A, Nalwadda C, Akiteng A, Armstrong-Hough M, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods study. The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s19. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30160-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-communicable diseasesSelf-care practicesPhysical activityManagement of NCDsDaily vigorous physical activityEssential NCD medicinesRural UgandaMost respondentsModerate physical activityMixed-methods studyVigorous physical activitySelf-care programFocus group discussionsNCD clinicsAdult patientsMost patientsSwollen footPatient adherenceSaharan AfricaMean ageNCD medicinesNCD patientsWeight managementAlcohol abstinenceHealth facilities