A Randomized Trial of Direct-to-Patient Communication to Enhance Adherence to β-Blocker Therapy Following Myocardial Infarction | Zendy

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A Randomized Trial of Direct-to-Patient Communication to Enhance Adherence to β-Blocker Therapy Following Myocardial Infarction

Author(s) -

David H. Smith

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.132

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , randomized controlled trial , medical prescription , beta blocker , confidence interval , relative risk , intervention (counseling) , physical therapy , heart failure , psychiatry , pharmacology

Although beta-blockers are routinely prescribed at hospital discharge after myocardial infarction (MI), patients' adherence has been shown to decline substantially over time. We sought to test the hypothesis that a simple, direct-to-patient intervention can improve adherence to beta-blocker therapy following MI.

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