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General Practitioner-delivered Adherence Counseling in Asthma: Feasibility and Usefulness of Skills, Training and Support Tools by Juliet M. Foster; Lorraine Smith; Tim Usherwood; Susan M. Sawyer; Helen K. Reddel is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is General Practitioner-delivered Adherence Counseling in Asthma: Feasibility and Usefulness of Skills, Training and Support Tools about?
## Objective: Poor medication adherence contributes to uncontrolled asthma in primary care. good doctor-patient communication around adherence increases patients' medication taking but general practitioners (gps) often feel poorly equipped to provide effective adherence counseling. this study aimed to assess the feasibility and usefulness of adherence counseling training, skills and support tools for gps. ## Methods: Twenty-five gps enrolled in a 6-month cluster randomized-controlled trial of adherence interventions for asthma were randomized to an intervention delivering personalized adherence discussions. they received 2 hours training in delivering brief, motivational-interviewing-based adherence counseling and were provided with asthma-specific counseling support tools. at baseline, post-training and study end, gps rated the training, reported confidence/frequency of using counseling skills and satisfaction with their consultations, and commented on support tools. patients reported their barriers to adherence and rated their gps empathy at baseline and at 6-months. ## Results: 96% of gps rated adherence counseling training as very/extremely useful. at the end of the study (17 ±
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- Author
- Juliet M. Foster; Lorraine Smith; Tim Usherwood; Susan M. Sawyer; Helen K. Reddel
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)