An evaluation of the spread and scale of PatientToc (TM) from primary care to community pharmacy practice for the collection of patient-reported outcomes: A study protocol

摘要

Background: Medication non-adherence is a problem of critical importance, affecting approximately 50% of all persons taking at least one regularly scheduled prescription medication and costing the United States more than $100 billion annually. Traditional data sources for identifying and resolving medication non-adherence in community pharmacies include prescription fill histories. However, medication possession does not necessarily mean patients are taking their medications as prescribed. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs), measuring adherence challenges pertaining to both remembering and intention to take medication, offer a rich data source for pharmacists and prescribers to use to resolve medication non-adherence. PatientToc (TM) is a PROs collection software developed to facilitate collection of PROs data from low-literacy and non-English speaking patients in Los Angeles.