Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2024, 168(3):200-205 | DOI: 10.5507/bp.2024.022

Interventions for increasing medication adherence in heart failure patients: A narrative review

Libor Jelinek1, Jan Vaclavik2, Marie Lazarova2
1 Department of Exercise Medicine and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
2 Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Heart failure is one of the critical and most costly medical challenges of the 21st century. It is a chronic debilitating condition and adherence to medication, a precondition for successful treatment is often poor. There are various interventions for improving the adherence. Depending on the goal of the intervention, these are roughly patient centric, healthcare provider centric and system centric. We provide an overview of these interventions with a focus on effectiveness and appropriateness in different clinical situations. Their use can lead to improved patient outcomes and reduced economic burden of the disease.

Keywords: pharmacotherapy, heart failure, barriers to adherence, interventions to improve adherence

Received: April 28, 2024; Revised: June 7, 2024; Accepted: June 17, 2024; Prepublished online: July 16, 2024; Published: September 12, 2024  Show citation

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Jelinek, L., Vaclavik, J., & Lazarova, M. (2024). Interventions for increasing medication adherence in heart failure patients: A narrative review. Biomedical papers, 168(3), 200-205. doi: 10.5507/bp.2024.022
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