Date of this Version

12-1-2023

Document Type

DNP Project

Abstract

Medication nonadherence occurs when patients deviate from provider instructions- such as not filling their prescriptions, stopping treatment early, and altering their dosages. Medication nonadherence is associated with hospital readmission, increased medical spending, and increased mortality (Klein, 2020). Though this issue greatly impacts disease prognosis, patients may feel uncomfortable discussing nonadherence or falsely assure providers they are following regimens. However, this does not allow providers to offer possible solutions to adherence barriers. This project was designed to increase the medication adherence of low-income minority patients. Patients nonadherent with their antihypertensives were approached for project participation. Participants were given an educational pamphlet and pre-and-post-test questionnaires. Blood pressure readings and MARS-5 scores were used to evaluate the effect of educational pamphlets on participants’ medication adherence. Despite this project’s limited sample size, participants provided valuable feedback on efforts to increase medication adherence. The results indicate improvement in blood pressure readings and MARS-5 scores after the educational intervention.

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