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Personalizing adherence support with Patient Support Programs

Patient Support Programs (PSPs) are behavioral interventions designed to help patients adhere to their medication and treatment plans. To reach the broadest patient population, PSPs increasingly incorporate digital components such as text messaging and web portals. “Personalization” applies behavioral science techniques to digital interventions to increase the effectiveness of interventions. Patient Support Programs are behavioral…

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“Nudging” patients towards better adherence to improve outcomes

Key messages: “Nudging” increases the likelihood of a given behavior by invoking a patient’s System 1 decision making process. Nudging techniques are increasingly used by governments to shape healthcare and other public policies. Nudging techniques can also be used to enhance treatment adherence in clinical practice. As described in previous articles, adherence to treatment for…

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Understanding Patient Attitudes: The Health Belief Model

The Health Belief Model (HBM) is a model to help understand what patients believe about their health The HBM can be used to identify detrimental patient behaviors caused by a poor understanding of a condition or treatment The HBM can be used to structure interactions with patients to enhance their understanding of treatment and lifestyle…

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The Theory of Planned Behavior: A Patient’s Control Dilemma

The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) goes beyond the purely rational, “expectancy–value” approach to examine other elements of decision-making. TPB can help practitioners predict patient behavior and address concerns that they otherwise might not express. The TPB includes both social considerations and questions of the patient’s control over their condition. How do people make difficult…

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The Transtheoretical Model and the stages of patient adherence

The Transtheoretical Model: A tool for positive change Vertigo and non-adherence to available therapies is a significant public health issue that affects both individuals and society. In previous articles, we have examined several behavioral theories to understand the mechanisms of patient treatment adherence behavior. The different theories encompass six theoretical perspectives: biomedical, behavioral, communication, cognitive,…

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The Behavior Change Wheel: A framework for improving vertigo treatment adherence

Key Messages Interventions designed to improve vertigo treatment adherence are often designed without any understanding of what drives patient behavior; as a result, they are only moderately effective The Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) framework is a useful model for understanding non-adherence to vertigo treatments The BCW highlights the importance of addressing patients’ specific concerns regarding…

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How do Patient Support Programs impact adherence?

Some Patient Support Programs (PSPs) considerably increase adherence rates while others only have limited impact. Behavioral science theories and advances in digital technologies can enhance PSP program engagement and improve their effectiveness. Non-adherence is a major issue that can be addressed by PSPs Non-adherence is a major barrier limiting the benefits of clinically effective treatments.…

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Activating patients to improve adherence

The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) and Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MAQ) are tools providers can use to measure patients’ health behavior The PAM can be used to evaluate a patient’s ability to manage their health and conditions; the Medication Adherence Questionnaire can be used to evaluate the patient’s level of adherence to their prescribed therapies These…

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