The research question
Which medication-use problems recur, and how do people manage competing treatment tasks?
Proposed design
Prospective medicine-use diary with an optional pharmacist-led reconciliation and a short exit interview.
Illustrative design: 4- to 8-week diary; setup and recruitment are scoped separately.
Data to collect
- Reported medicine schedule and dose events
- Missed-dose reasons and regimen changes
- Administration, access and storage problems
- Perceived treatment burden and symptoms
Planned outputs
- Medication-use problem categories
- Reported adherence and routine patterns
- Patient-prioritized support needs
What we confirm with you
We agree the population, sample size, country, collection tools, analysis plan and budget. Collection starts after the required consent, ethics or other permissions and a signed scope are in place.
- Verify the medication list when analysis requires it
- Do not infer drug interactions or causality from symptom timing
- Agree safety reporting and secure handling of medication details
Clinical records, laboratory results, photographs and device integrations are included only when access, collection quality and permitted use have been verified. Self-reported findings are identified as such.
Research context
These published sources explain the research need or method. They are not RIDLY customers, endorsements or purchase commitments.
- Medication-use diary development study, 2024
The study developed and evaluated a diary for medication-use problems among people taking multiple medicines.
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