Enhancing Adherence to Chronic Treatments Using a Simple, Standardized Message Delivered by Healthcare Professionals A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Study

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying ways to improve how well adult patients with chronic diseases follow their treatment plans. The study aims to increase adherence to therapy by 15% over six months by using a simple, standardized, and repeated message delivered by trained healthcare professionals. This approach is designed to help patients better manage their treatments without changing their prescribed medications. In this trial, healthcare professionals provide patients with a clear 3-point message focused on boosting therapeutic adherence. This message is delivered during patient consultations after the professionals have been trained. The study uses a stepped-wedge design where some patients receive usual care before the message delivery begins, followed by an intervention period where the message is given repeatedly by various healthcare providers involved in the patients hospital care. The delivery of the message is tracked using a checklist. Participants are involved by completing a self-questionnaire about their treatment adherence, helping them engage actively in managing their care. The study measures improvements in adherence at six and twelve months, along with factors predicting better adherence, costs of care, intervention costs, and healthcare professionals satisfaction. The research will help guide better patient care practices and optimize treatment benefits while reducing healthcare resource waste.

Improving Patients' Adherence to Their Chronic Treatments by Implementing a Simple, Standardized and Redundant Message Delivered by Healthcare Professionals.