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    Medication coaching program for patients with minor stroke or TIA: a pilot study.

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    2012-07-25
    Authors
    Bushnell, Cheryl Diane
    Olson, DaiWai M
    Pan, Wenqin
    Peterson, Eric David
    Sides, EG
    Wilson, L
    Zimmer, LO
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    BACKGROUND: Patients who are hospitalized with a first or recurrent stroke often are discharged with new medications or adjustment to the doses of pre-admission medications, which can be confusing and pose safety issues if misunderstood. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility of medication coaching via telephone after discharge in patients with stroke. METHODS: Two-arm pilot study of a medication coaching program with 30 patients (20 intervention, 10 control). Consecutive patients admitted with stroke or TIA with at least 2 medications changed between admission and discharge were included. The medication coach contacted intervention arm patients post-discharge via phone call to discuss risk factors, review medications and triage patients' questions to a stroke nurse and/or pharmacist. Intervention and control participants were contacted at 3 months for outcomes. The main outcomes were feasibility (appropriateness of script, ability to reach participants, and provide requested information) and participant evaluation of medication coaching. RESULTS: The median lengths of the coaching and follow-up calls with requested answers to these questions were 27 minutes and 12 minutes, respectively, and participant evaluations of the coaching were positive. The intervention participants were more likely to have seen their primary care provider than were control participants by 3 months post discharge. CONCLUSIONS: This medication coaching study executed early after discharge demonstrated feasibility of coaching and educating stroke patients with a trained coach. Results from our small pilot showed a possible trend towards improved appointment-keeping with primary care providers in those who received coaching.
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    Journal article
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    Case-Control Studies
    Continuity of Patient Care
    Feasibility Studies
    Female
    Follow-Up Studies
    Humans
    Ischemic Attack, Transient
    Male
    Middle Aged
    Patient Discharge
    Patient Education as Topic
    Pilot Projects
    Primary Health Care
    Program Evaluation
    Stroke
    Telemedicine
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    https://hdl.handle.net/10161/15021
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    10.1186/1471-2458-12-549
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    Bushnell, Cheryl Diane; Olson, DaiWai M; Pan, Wenqin; Peterson, Eric David; Sides, EG; Wilson, L; & Zimmer, LO (2012). Medication coaching program for patients with minor stroke or TIA: a pilot study. BMC Public Health, 12. pp. 549. 10.1186/1471-2458-12-549. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/15021.
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    Cheryl Diane Bushnell

    Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuology
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    Eric David Peterson

    Fred Cobb, M.D. Professor of Medicine
    Dr Peterson is the Fred Cobb Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, a DukeMed Scholar, and the Past Executive Director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), Durham, NC, USA. Dr Peterson is the Principal Investigator of the National Institute of Health, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Spironolactone Initiation Registry Randomized Interventional Trial in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (SPIRRIT) Trial  He is also the Principal I
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