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. 1992 Jun;7(2):252-6.
doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.7.2.252.

Medication adherence behaviors in older adults: effects of external cognitive supports

D C Park  1 , R W Morrell, D Frieske, D Kincaid
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Medication adherence behaviors in older adults: effects of external cognitive supports

D C Park et al. Psychol Aging. 1992 Jun.

Abstract

Medication adherence behaviors of 61 elderly adults were examined using a sensitive microelectronic monitoring device. To assess the effects of external cognitive supports on adherence, different subjects received (a) no intervention, (b) an organizational chart, (c) an over-the-counter medication organizer, or (d) both the chart and organizer. The young-old subjects showed a high rate of adherence (94%) and were not improved by the addition of the interventions. Old-old subjects had a lower rate of adherence (85%) than young-olds. Omission errors were the most frequent mistakes and were lower in the condition in which subjects received both chart and organizer.

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