Effects of a Patient-Provider, Collaborative, Medication-Planning Tool: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Table 5
Patient-reported satisfaction with information about medicines after intervention: Medtable versus usual care.
Satisfaction question
Time
Medtable
Usual care
Unadjusted intervention effect (ITT)
Adjusted intervention effect (ITT)
(%)
(%)
OR (95% CI)
value
OR (95% CI)
value
“What your medicine is called”
Immediate, postintervention
314 (96.3%)
289 (83.0%)
5.34 (2.81, 10.14)
<0.0001
5.84 (3.00, 11.38)
<0.0001
Month 3
281 (86.2%)
246 (70.7%)
2.60 (1.75, 3.83)
<0.0001
2.85 (1.88, 4.31)
<0.0001
Month 6
253 (77.6%)
237 (68.1%)
1.62 (1.15, 2.29)
0.0058
1.57 (1.09, 2.25)
0.0146
“What your medicine is for”
Immediate, postintervention
319 (97.9%)
298 (85.6%)
7.65 (3.41, 17.13)
<0.0001
8.91 (3.87, 20.53)
0.0001
Month 3
285 (87.4%)
247 (71.0%)
2.84 (1.90, 4.24)
<0.0001
3.10 (2.02, 4.74)
<0.0001
Month 6
261 (80.1%)
238 (68.4%)
1.86 (1.30, 2.64)
0.0006
1.82 (1.26, 2.63)
0.0014
“How to use your medicine”
Immediate, postintervention
315 (96.6%)
279 (80.2%)
7.08 (3.67, 13.65)
<0.0001
8.03 (4.07, 15.85)
<0.0001
Month 3
285 (87.4%)
233 (67.0%)
3.43 (2.31, 5.10)
<0.0001
3.83 (2.52, 5.84)
<0.0001
Month 6
254 (77.9%)
225 (64.7%)
1.93 (1.37, 2.71)
0.0002
1.19 (1.32, 2.70)
0.0005
“Whether the medicine has any unwanted effects (side effects)”
Immediate, postintervention
225 (69.0%)
229 (65.8%)
1.16 (0.84, 1.60)
0.3740
1.18 (0.84, 1.66)
0.3495
Month 3
207 (63.5%)
188 (54.0%)
1.48 (1.09, 2.02)
0.0127
1.61 (1.16, 2.25)
0.0048
Month 6
194 (59.5%)
190 (54.6%)
1.22 (0.90, 1.70)
0.1983
1.20 (0.87, 1.65)
0.2622
“Whether the medicine interferes with other medicines”
Immediate, postintervention
212 (65.0%)
216 (62.1%)
1.14 (0.83, 1.56)
0.4249
1.10 (0.78, 1.55)
0.5803
Month 3
189 (58.0%)
171 (49.1%)
1.43 (1.05, 1.94)
0.0217
1.55 (1.11, 2.16)
0.0096
Month 6
187 (57.4%)
167 (48.0%)
1.46 (1.08, 1.98)
0.0150
1.50 (1.08, 2.08)
0.0147
ITT: intention-to-treat analysis. Covariates used for adjustment were health literacy (REALM), Letter Comparison test, Pattern Comparison test, diabetes mellitus knowledge, diabetes self-care: diet, diabetes self-care: exercise, diabetes self-care: glucose testing, years with diabetes mellitus, Comorbidity Index, general health, age, gender, race, patient education, research site, and Medication Regimen Complexity Index.
