Cochrane · systematic review · CD005025
Reminder packaging for improving adherence to self‐administered long‐term medications
Mahtani, KR, Heneghan, CJ, Glasziou, PP, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · Cochrane Library
Consumers and CommunicationAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 80%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Reminder packages compared to no reminder packages for people taking self‐administered medications
Population: people taking self‐administered medications
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Adherence (% of pills taken) Reminder packages vs no reminder packages | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 772 participants | Low |
Adherence (self‐ reported) Reminder packages vs no reminder packages | OR 0.89 [0.56, 1.4] | 2 studies · 339 participants | Very low |
Systolic blood pressure Reminder packages vs no reminder packages | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 153 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Diastolic blood pressure Reminder packages vs no reminder packages | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 153 participants | Very low |
Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level Reminder packages vs no reminder packages | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 148 participants | Very low |