Delinda Martin|Sunil Kripalani|V.J. DuRapau
Improving Medication Management Among At-Risk Older Adults
University of Holy Cross
low health literacy common among medicare recipients affects understanding complex medication regimens interventions needed improve medication use among older adults addressing low health literacy communitydwelling older adults study enrolled innercity adult day center completed baseline measure health literacy medication selfefficacy medication adherence provided personalized illustrated daily medication schedule picturerx six weeks later medication selfefficacy adherence assessed among 20 participants pilot project 70 high likelihood limited health literacy took average 1320 prescription medications selfefficacy medication adherence increased significantly provision picturerx cards p lt 0001 p lt 005 respectively participants rated picturerx cards helpful terms helping remember medications purpose dosing illustrated daily medication schedules improve medication selfefficacy adherence among atrisk communitydwelling older adults