[e-drug] E-DRUG: Critical appraisal of articles (5)

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E-DRUG: Critical appraisal of articles (5)
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Dear Praveen Kumar,

Following helped me through the epidemiology exams (tipped by a collegue)
"Studying a Study and Testing a Test" by Richard K. Riegelman
i was able to buy a copy last year on amazon-UK for not too much money (less
then 20 pounds)

with kind regards
pascal verhoeven
pharmacist studying public health
Pascal Verhoeven <verhoeven.pascal@gmail.com>

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E-DRUG: Measuring Patient Compliance?
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Dear all,

I need some help with finding a tool to measure patient
compliance. I know pill count is one method commonly used.
I am looking for more in the form of a questionnaire to be
used as a tool to measure compliance with a drug therapy
at the end of the treatment.

Any form of information will be highly appreciated.

regards

Manusika Rai
Program Manager
Essential Drugs Program
Ministry of Health
Bhutan
edp@druknet.bt

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E-DRUG: Measuring Patient Compliance? (2)
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Dear Rai,

I'm currently involved in a similar investigation. I decided to assess compliance using the cummulative medicine possession ratio (MPR), whose literature I got in a pubmed search. Maybe you'd consider this an alternative in your investigation as well??

regards

Joshua Kayiwa
Uganda
jkayiwa@jcrc.co.ug