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Nurse-led intervention to improve knowledge of medications in survivors of stroke or transient ischemic attack: a cluster randomized controlled trial
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Olaiya, MT and Cadilhac, DA and Kim, J and Ung, D and Nelson, MR and Srikanth, VK and Bladin, CF and Gerraty, RP and Fitzgerald, SM and Phan, TG and Frayne, J and Thrift, AG, Nurse-led intervention to improve knowledge of medications in survivors of stroke or transient ischemic attack: a cluster randomized controlled trial, Frontiers in Neurology, 7 Article 205. ISSN 1664-2295 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2016 Olaiya, Cadilhac, Kim, Ung, Nelson, Srikanth, Bladin, Gerraty, Fitzgerald, Phan, Frayne and Thrift. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
DOI: doi:10.3389/fneur.2016.00205
Abstract
METHODS: Prospective sub-study of the Shared Team Approach between Nurses and Doctors for Improved Risk Factor Management, a randomized controlled trial of risk factor management. We recruited patients aged ≥18 years and hospitalized for stroke/TIA. The intervention comprised an individualized management program, involving nurse-led education, and management plan with medical specialist oversight. The outcome, participants' knowledge of secondary prevention medications at 12 months, was assessed using questionnaires. A score of ≥5 was considered as good knowledge. Effectiveness of the intervention on knowledge of medications was determined using logistic regression.
RESULTS: Between May 2014 and January 2015, 142 consecutive participants from the main trial were included in this sub-study, 64 to usual care and 78 to the intervention (median age 68.9 years, 68% males, and 79% ischemic stroke). In multivariable analyses, we found no significant difference between intervention groups in knowledge of medications. Factors independently associated with good knowledge (score ≥5) at 12 months included higher socioeconomic position (OR 4.79, 95% CI 1.76, 13.07), greater functional ability (OR 1.69, 95% CI 1.17, 2.45), being married/living with a partner (OR 3.12, 95% CI 1.10, 8.87), and using instructions on pill bottle/package as an administration aid (OR 4.82, 95% CI 1.76, 13.22). Being aged ≥65 years was associated with poorer knowledge of medications (OR 0.24, 95% CI 0.08, 0.71), while knowledge was worse among those taking three medications (OR 0.15, 95% CI 0.03, 0.66) or ≥4 medications (OR 0.09, 95% CI 0.02, 0.44), when compared to participants taking fewer (≤2) prevention medications.
CONCLUSION: There was no evidence that the nurse-led intervention was effective for improving knowledge of secondary prevention medications in patients with stroke/TIA at 12 months. However, older patients and those taking more medications should be particularly targeted for more intensive education.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | randomized controlled trial, stroke, nursing intervention, patient medication knowledge, secondary prevention |
| Research Division: | Medical and Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology |
| Research Field: | Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases) |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) |
| Objective Field: | Cardiovascular System and Diseases |
| UTAS Author: | Nelson, MR (Professor Mark Nelson) |
| UTAS Author: | Srikanth, VK (Dr Velandai Srikanth) |
| ID Code: | 112982 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2016-12-07 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-06 |
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