Table 1 Domains of Usual Care activities in supporting adherence to OACA
Domain | Definition | Typically used technique(s) |
|---|---|---|
Knowledge | Usual care activities focussing on the knowledge of patients about their diseases and the medicines used for treatment, excluding knowledge related to adverse events | - providing information - increase patient understanding |
Awareness | Usual care activities aimed to increase the awareness of patients with respect to non-adherence to treatment and consequences of non-adherence | - risk communication - giving feedback on patients’ behaviour |
Self-efficacy | Usual care activities that focus on self-efficacy; a patient’s belief in her/his ability in succeeding to adhere to treatment | - the planning of coping responses like discussing barriers and finding ways to overcome them |
Intention Formation | Usual care activities which focus on fostering the intention to adhere by planning how and when to take the medication | - tailoring the medication schedule |
Implementation | Usual care activities which focus on the effective implementation of the intended use of medication | - stimulating the use of cues |
Social Support | Usual care activities that provide patients with professional social support with respect to the correct use of their medication | - giving social support |
Adverse Events Management | Usual care activities which focus on patients’ management of adverse events | - providing information about adverse events - facilitating coping with adverse events |
Facilitation | Usual care activities which facilitate a correct use of medication and which are not categorized in one of the other domains | - reducing environmental barriers |