Fesoterodine Prescription Fill Patterns and Evaluation of theYourWayPatient Support Plan for Patients With Overactive Bladder Symptoms and Physicians
| Autor: | Allison Petrilla, Linda Brubaker, Tamara Bavendam, Kathryn L. Burgio, Jeffrey Trocio, Kelly H. Zou, Chieh-I Chen, Vernon F. Schabert |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Attitude of Health Personnel Urinary incontinence Medication Adherence Patient satisfaction Patient Education as Topic Physicians Health care Medication therapy management Fesoterodine medicine Clinical endpoint Humans Benzhydryl Compounds Practice Patterns Physicians' Medical prescription Aged Urinary Bladder Overactive business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Drug Utilization Overactive bladder Patient Satisfaction Physical therapy Urological Agents medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate Medicine. 126:246-256 |
| ISSN: | 1941-9260 0032-5481 |
| DOI: | 10.3810/pgm.2014.05.2773 |
| Popis: | Adherence with oral medication for overactive bladder syndrome is suboptimal. To improve adherence, the YourWay plan was developed to assist patients and health care providers in defining treatment expectations and facilitating communication.To evaluate medication adherence among patients with overactive bladder syndrome enrolled in the YourWay patient support plan, patient adoption of behavioral interventions, patient satisfaction with the plan, and physician experience with the plan.In this 13-week, single-arm, open-label, multicenter, noninterventional study, fesoterodine-naïve patients received a prescription for fesoterodine 4 or 8 mg and a packet including a 14-day fesoterodine sample, educational materials, and progress tracker. Patients registered for the YourWay plan, which included an educational resource kit, interactive voice-response calls, and optional online and mail support. The primary end point was the proportion of patients who filled a prescription for a ≥ 90-day supply of fesoterodine within 90 days of enrollment. Secondary end points were the proportion of patients who filled ≥ 1 prescription and ≥ 2 prescriptions (post hoc), patient evaluation of their experience and satisfaction with the YourWay plan, and differences between prescription fillers and nonfillers in plan adoption and assessment (post hoc). We surveyed an independent sample of physicians to assess their experience with YourWay.Of 500 study completers, 10.4% filled a prescription for a ≥ 90-day supply of fesoterodine. Of those filling a prescription, 26.2% filled ≥ 1 prescription and among those, 61.0% refilled their prescription at least once. Many behavioral recommendations were adopted by 82% to 94% of patients. Fillers were more likely to take fesoterodine as directed, whereas adoption of behavioral recommendations or plan satisfaction did not differ between fillers and nonfillers. Most patients reported that the plan was informative and feasible to implement, and that they were satisfied with various aspects of the plan. Physicians also reported positive experiences.Most patients adopted YourWay components and viewed the plan positively, although adherence remained a challenge. |
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