Reports Outline Managed Care Findings from Nanyang Technological University (Reasons for Primary Medication Nonadherence: A Systematic Review and…

Reports Outline Managed Care Findings from Nanyang Technological University (Reasons for Primary Medication Nonadherence: A Systematic Review and Metric Analysis)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- New research on Managed Care is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating in Singapore, Singapore, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "The behavior of medication nonadherence is distinguished into primary and secondary nonadherence. Primary nonadherence (PNA) is not as thoroughly studied as secondary nonadherence."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Nanyang Technological University, "To explore and synthesize contributing factors to PNA based on the existing body of literature. A search was performed on the PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and ScienceDirect databases to identify previously published scholarly articles that described the 'factors,' 'reasons,' 'determinants' or 'facilitators' of PNA. The alternate spelling of 'non-adherence' was used as well. The effect that the articles had in the research community, as well as across social media, was also explored. 22 studies met the inclusion criteria for this review. The PNA factors that the studies identified were diverse, spanning economic, social, and medical dimensions. A multilevel classification method was applied to categorize the factors into 5 broad groups-patient, medication, health care provider, health care system, and socioeconomic factors. Patient factors were reported the most. Some groups overlapped and shared a dynamic causal relationship where one group influenced the outcome of the other. Like all nonadherence behaviors, PNA is multifaceted with highly varied contributing factors that are closely associated with one another."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Given the multidimensional nature of PNA, future intervention studies should focus on the dynamic relationship between these factor groups for more efficient outcomes."

For more information on this research see: Reasons for Primary Medication Nonadherence: A Systematic Review and Metric Analysis. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, 2018;24(8):778-794. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy can be contacted at: Acad Managed Care Pharmacy, 100 N Pitt St, 400, Alexandria, VA 22314-3134, USA.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting S.Q. Lee, Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim Wee Sch Commun & Informat, Center Hlth & Sustainable Cities, Singapore 637718, Singapore. Additional authors for this research include A.S. Raamkumar, J.H. Li, Y.Y. Cao, K. Witedwittayanusat, L.X. Chen and Y.L. Theng.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2018.24.8.778. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: Singapore, Singapore, Asia, Managed Care, Nanyang Technological University.

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