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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedLyles CR, Sarkar U, Schillinger D
Refilling medications through an online patient portal: consistent improvements in adherence across racial/ethnic groups.
The researchers evaluated longitudinal changes in statin adherence to determine whether racial/ethnic minorities initiating use of the online refill function in patient portals had similar changes over time compared with whites. Their examination of a retrospective cohort of diabetes patients who were existing patient portal users found that all racial/ethnic minority groups had poorer baseline statin adherence compared with whites.
AHRQ-funded; HS022408.
Citation: Lyles CR, Sarkar U, Schillinger D .
Refilling medications through an online patient portal: consistent improvements in adherence across racial/ethnic groups.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2016 Apr;23(e1):e28-e33. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocv126.
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Keywords: Medication, Web-Based, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Lafata JE, Karter AJ, O'Connor PJ
Medication adherence does not explain black-white differences in cardiometabolic risk factor control among insured patients with diabetes.
The researchers examined whether medication adherence, controlling for treatment intensification, could explain differences in risk factor control between black and white patients with diabetes. They found poorer medication adherence among black patients than white patients. They concluded that medication adherence failed to explain observed racial differences in the achievement of HbA1c, LDL-C, and SBP control among insured patients with diabetes.
AHRQ-funded; HS019859.
Citation: Lafata JE, Karter AJ, O'Connor PJ .
Medication adherence does not explain black-white differences in cardiometabolic risk factor control among insured patients with diabetes.
J Gen Intern Med 2016 Feb;31(2):188-95. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3486-0.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Diabetes, Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Racial and Ethnic Minorities