Journal of general internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Impact of lifestyle intervention and metformin on health-related quality of life: the diabetes prevention program randomized trial.
Adults at high risk for diabetes may have reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL). ⋯ Overweight/obese adults at high risk for diabetes show small improvement in most physical HRQoL and vitality scores through the weight loss and increased physical activity achieved with an ILS intervention.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Improving Medication Adherence through Graphically Enhanced Interventions in Coronary Heart Disease (IMAGE-CHD): a randomized controlled trial.
Up to 50 % of patients do not take medications as prescribed. Interventions to improve adherence are needed, with an understanding of which patients benefit most. ⋯ The interventions did not improve adherence overall. Illustrated medication schedules may improve adherence among patients with low self-efficacy, polypharmacy, or baseline non-adherence, though this requires confirmation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Racial differences in the effect of a telephone-delivered hypertension disease management program.
African Americans are significantly more likely than whites to have uncontrolled hypertension, contributing to significant disparities in cardiovascular disease and events. ⋯ The combination of home BP monitoring, remote medication management, and telephone tailored behavioral self-management appears to be particularly effective for improving BP among African Americans. The effect was not seen among non-Hispanic white patients.