<p> Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications is a widespread problem among dialysis patients. Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications can result in the dialysis patients’ morbidity and mortality. A pilot study was used to determine whether a medication reminder mobile application would improve dialysis participants’ adherence to their prescribed antihypertensive medications from a Midwest outpatient dialysis clinic. Dialysis participants prescribed one or more antihypertensive medications were invited to participate in the pilot study using Dosecast®, a mobile medication reminder application. The dialysis participants completed four self-reported questionnaires: Demographic Questionnaire, Brief Medication Questionnaire (BMQ-1), Modified Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care Quality Questionnaire (PSNCQQ), and Morisky Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MMAS-8). The questionnaires were analyzed with descriptive statistics and an independent t-test. The results from the 20 dialysis participants showed that the participants’ improved their adherence with the antihypertensive medications. This showed that Dosecast® is a beneficial tool to increase dialysis participants’ adherence to antihypertensive medications. </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:10103308 |
| Date | 07 May 2016 |
| Creators | Leverette, Monica L. |
| Publisher | Brandman University |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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