Keywords: Measuring and improving adherence

Question 1

Define Medical Adherence Measures (MAMS)

Answer 1

• A semi-structured clinical interview.
• Used to collect data about patients adherence levels.

Question 2

What are MAM’s (Medical Adherence Measures) used for?

Answer 2

• Used to collect data about patients adherence levels.

Question 3

What are Medical Event Monitoring Systems device? (MEMS)?

Answer 3

• Devices
• That record the time and date, in which the cap of a medicine container is removed and replaced.

Question 4

What do MEMS record?

Answer 4

• The time and date
• In which the cap of a medicine container is removed and replaced.

Question 5

What does MEMS stand for?

Answer 5

Medical Event Monitoring system

Question 6

What does MAM’S stand for?

Answer 6

• Medical adhernece measure

Question 7

What is compliance?

Answer 7

• Passive following of medical orders.

Question 8

What are clinical interviews?

Answer 8

• Subjective measures of non-adherence
• Patient is interviewed.
• Asked range of questions to gather understanding of their medication/treatment adherence.

Question 9

What are medical dispensers?

Answer 9

• Products
• That allow for correct tablets to be placed in containers labelled with days of week.

Question 10

What is pill counting?

Answer 10

• A method
• to calculate what % of perscribed medication has been taken.

Question 11

How does pill counting work?

Answer 11

• Patient is asked to bring all medication to a medical review.
• DR counts how many pills remain (at the end of a specific time period)