Lesson learned from an international training program on patients’ medication adherence for healthcare professionals

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2021)
Published: April 1, 2021
medication adherence, healthcare professionals, training program, medical education
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Marina Maffoni
marina.maffoni@icsmaugeri.it
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Psychology Unit - Scientific Institute of Montescano, Montescano (PV), Italy.
Silvia Traversoni
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Psychology Unit - Scientific Institute of Montescano, Montescano (PV), Italy.
Nicolò Granata
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Psychology Unit - Scientific Institute of Montescano, Montescano (PV), Italy.
John Weinman
King’s College London, Centre for Adherence Research & Education, School of Cancer &Pharmaceutical Sciences, London, United Kingdom.
Pawel Lewek
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Marta Kurczewska-Michalak
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Przemyslaw Kardas
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Marta Almada
UCIBIO REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto4Ageing - Competences Center on Active and Healthy Ageing, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Luís Midão
UCIBIO REQUIMTE, ICBAS, Porto4Ageing - Competences Center on Active and Healthy Ageing, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Elisio Costa
UCIBIO REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto4Ageing - Competences Center on Active and Healthy Ageing, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Anna Giardini
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, IT Department, Pavia, Italy.

Objective. Healthcare professionals play a crucial role for promoting medication adherence in older adults. This research aimed to assess changes in professionals’ opinions about medication adherence after attending a course, collecting suggestions for future educational programs. Method. A one-week course on medication adherence in older adults was held involving 32 healthcare professionals and students from Italy, Portugal and Poland as part of the Erasmus+ Skills4Adherence Project. Prior to and at the end of the course, participants provided three keyword answers through a Google Form. Responses were collectively discussed and commented on. Results. At the end of the course a general tendency to put more attention on patient’s beliefs and engagement was revealed. The caregivers’ role was also underlined. As to suggestions for education, three keywords were considered not enough to characterize adherence issues. Conversely, professionals considered collective discussions and roleplaying to be effective for increasing awareness on this theme. Discussion and conclusion. Several changes in healthcare professionals’ opinions regarding determinants of medicationadherence were revealed after this dedicated course. Overall, multidisciplinary and practical training programs should be proposed for increasing healthcare professionals’ awareness of factors impacting on medication adherence in older adults.

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Maffoni, M., Traversoni, S., Granata, N., Weinman, J., Lewek, P., Kurczewska-Michalak, M., Kardas, P., Almada, M., Midão, L., Costa, E., & Giardini, A. (2021). Lesson learned from an international training program on patients’ medication adherence for healthcare professionals. Giornale Italiano Di Medicina Del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia, 43(2), 137–143. Retrieved from https://www.pagepress.org/medicine/gimle/article/view/411
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