Date of Award
May 2015
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Health Sciences
First Advisor
Roger O. Smith
Committee Members
Michael Brondino, Ron Cisler, Brian Schermer, Virginia Stoffel
Keywords
Behavioral Research, Chronic Disease, Feasibility Study, Intervention Study, Medication Adherence, Occupational Therapy
Abstract
Many persons with chronic health conditions fail to take their medications as prescribed, resulting in declines in health and function. Unfortunately, current interventions for medication nonadherence are not very effective. Medication adherence is a daily activity, which many occupational therapists believe would be responsive to occupational therapy intervention. Unfortunately, few resources support occupational therapists in this role. The purpose of this dissertation is to create the foundational work for occupational therapy medication adherence interventions. In this dissertation, I accomplish five objectives. First, I identify the role of occupational therapy practitioners in the medication adherence field. Second, I create a manualized occupational therapy intervention for medication adherence named the Integrative Medication Self-Management Intervention (or IMedS). Third, I develop a training program to teach the IMedS intervention to entry-level practitioners. Fourth, I investigate the preliminary effectiveness of this intervention in a small two-group experimental blind pre-post randomized controlled trial. Finally, I explore the feasibility of continued research for the IMedS intervention. Findings from this study support occupational therapy’s role in medication adherence intervention and future research in this area.
Recommended Citation
Schwartz, Jaclyn K., "Development and Testing of an Occupational Therapy Intervention to Promote Medication Adherence" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 922.
https://dc.uwm.edu/etd/922
Included in
Nursing Commons, Occupational Therapy Commons, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Commons