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How well does patient self-report predict asthma medication possession? Implications for medication reconciliation and adherence assessment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20831462     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Self-report is the most commonly used method for collecting information regarding asthma medication possession and adherence in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: To determine the agreement between self-report and pharmacy claims data for asthma medication possession. METHODS: This is a retrospective study that examined pharmacy claims data 12 months before and after participants completed a structured asthma survey. This study was performed in a sample of health care workers and dependents >17 years old in a large, self-insured Midwestern United States health care center. The main outcome measure was agreement (kappa calculation) between self-report and pharmacy claims data of asthma medication possession. RESULTS: Self-report of asthma medication use agreed moderately with pharmacy claims data for short-acting albuterol (κ=0.47 ± 0.03), salmeterol (κ=0.79 ± 0.04), and montelukast (κ=0.69 ± 0.03) but only slightly for inhaled corticosteroids (κ=0.18 ± 0.03) and prednisone (κ=0.10 ± 0.03) (n=1050 respondents). Both under self-reporting and over self-reporting were common with inhaled corticosteroids (14.4% and 23.1%, respectively) and varied significantly by specific drug type. CONCLUSIONS: Self-report moderately agrees with asthma medication possession for most adult asthma patients, though the agreement differs considerably between and within asthma medication classes.
Authors:
Kaiser G Lim; Matthew A Rank; James T C Li; Ashok Patel; Gerald W Volcheck; Megan E Branda; Rosa Cabanela; James M Naessens; Nilay D Shah; Amy Wagie; Timothy Beebe
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma     Volume:  47     ISSN:  1532-4303     ISO Abbreviation:  J Asthma     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-05     Completed Date:  2010-11-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8106454     Medline TA:  J Asthma     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  878-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Anti-Asthmatic Agents / therapeutic use*
Asthma / diagnosis*,  drug therapy*,  psychology
Female
Health Personnel
Humans
Insurance Claim Review
Male
Medication Adherence*
Middle Aged
Midwestern United States
Predictive Value of Tests
Questionnaires
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Asthmatic Agents

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