Evaluation of software-based telephone counseling to enhance medication persistency among patients with multiple sclerosis

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 466-472

  Berger, Bruce A ^a   Liang, Huigang ^b   Hudmon, Karen Suchanek ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Avonex; Interferon beta 1a; Medication persistence; Motivational interviewing; Multiple sclerosis; Transtheoretical Model of Change

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERFERON-BETA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOFTWARE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33646945593     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/1544345054475469     Document Type: Article

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