Results of the Chronic Heart Failure Intervention to Improve MEdication Adherence (CHIME) Study: A Randomized Intervention in High-Risk Patients

摘要

BackgroundPoor adherence to evidence-based medications in heart failure (HF) is a major cause of avoidable hospitalizations, disability, and death. To test the feasibility of improving medication adherence, we performed a randomized proof-of-concept study of a self-management intervention in high-risk patients with HF.