Using an Internet Study to Improve Adherence for Psoriasis Patients

Summary

To evaluate whether participation in an Internet-based intervention helps improve short-term and long-term psoriasis treatment outcomes, in particular, adherence.

Timeline

Start

2012-10

Primary completion

2016-03

Completion

2016-04

Publications

• Background Camisa C. Psoriasis. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1994
• Background Piacquadio D, Kligman A. The critical role of the vehicle to therapeutic efficacy and patient compliance. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1998 Aug;39(2 Pt 3):S67-73. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70448-7. No abstract available.
• Background Witkowski JA. Compliance: the dermatologic patient. Int J Dermatol. 1988 Nov;27(9):608-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1988.tb02416.x. No abstract available.
• Background Richards HL, Fortune DG, O'Sullivan TM, Main CJ, Griffiths CE. Patients with psoriasis and their compliance with medication. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Oct;41(4):581-3.
• Background Fouere S, Adjadj L, Pawin H. How patients experience psoriasis: results from a European survey. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2005 Nov;19 Suppl 3:2-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01329.x.
• Background van de Kerkhof PC, de Hoop D, de Korte J, Cobelens SA, Kuipers MV. Patient compliance and disease management in the treatment of psoriasis in the Netherlands. Dermatology. 2000;200(4):292-8. doi: 10.1159/000018390.
• Background Carroll CL, Feldman SR, Camacho FT, Manuel JC, Balkrishnan R. Adherence to topical therapy decreases during the course of an 8-week psoriasis clinical trial: commonly used methods of measuring adherence to topical therapy overestimate actual use. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 Aug;51(2):212-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.01.052.
• Background Yentzer BA, Wood AA, Sagransky MJ, O'Neill JL, Clark AR, Williams LL, Feldman SR. An Internet-based survey and improvement of acne treatment outcomes. Arch Dermatol. 2011 Oct;147(10):1223-4. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.277. No abstract available.
• Background Zaghloul SS, Goodfield MJ. Objective assessment of compliance with psoriasis treatment. Arch Dermatol. 2004 Apr;140(4):408-14. doi: 10.1001/archderm.140.4.408.
• Background Zschocke I, Mrowietz U, Karakasili E, Reich K. Non-adherence and measures to improve adherence in the topical treatment of psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2014 May;28 Suppl 2:4-9. doi: 10.1111/jdv.12445.
• Background Laufs U, Bohm M, Kroemer HK, Schussel K, Griese N, Schulz M. [Strategies to improve medication adherence]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2011 Aug;136(31-32):1616-21. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1281566. Epub 2011 Aug 1. German.
• Background McGrady ME, Hommel KA. Medication adherence and health care utilization in pediatric chronic illness: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 2013 Oct;132(4):730-40. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1451. Epub 2013 Sep 2.
• Background Storm A, Andersen SE, Benfeldt E, Serup J. One in 3 prescriptions are never redeemed: primary nonadherence in an outpatient clinic. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Jul;59(1):27-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.03.045. Epub 2008 May 7.
• Background Aslam I, Feldman SR. Practical Strategies to Improve Patient Adherence to Treatment Regimens. South Med J. 2015 Jun;108(6):325-31. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000294. No abstract available.
• Background Feldman SR. Practical Ways to Improve Patients' Treatment Outcomes. Winston-Salem, NC:Medical Quality Enhancement Corporation, 2008.
• Background Miller WR, Rollnick S. Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change, 3rd edn. New York: Guilford Press, 2013.
• Background van der Meer V, van den Hout WB, Bakker MJ, Rabe KF, Sterk PJ, Assendelft WJ, Kievit J, Sont JK; SMASHING (Self-Management in Asthma Supported by Hospitals, ICT, Nurses and General Practitioners) Study Group. Cost-effectiveness of Internet-based self-management compared with usual care in asthma. PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027108. Epub 2011 Nov 11.
• Background Feinstein AR. On white-coat effects and the electronic monitoring of compliance. Arch Intern Med. 1990 Jul;150(7):1377-8. No abstract available.
• Background Eysenbach G. The law of attrition. J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 31;7(1):e11. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7.1.e11.

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