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Table 2 Schedule of enrolment, interventions, and assessments

From: A community-based nurse-led medication self-management intervention in the improvement of medication adherence in older patients with multimorbidity: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

TIMEPOINT

STUDY PERIOD

Enrolment

Baseline

Intervention

Follow-up

T0

T1

T2

ENROLMENT:

 Eligibility screen

X

    

 Informed consent

X

    

 Allocation

 

X

   

INTERVENTIONS:

 Intervention group

  

X

  

 Control group

  

X

  

ASSESSMENTS:

 Primary outcome

  Medication adherence (MARS-5)

 

X

 

X

X

 Secondary outcomes

  Medication knowledge (PKMUQ)

 

X

 

X

X

  Medication beliefs (BMQ)

 

X

 

X

X

  Medication social support (MSSS)

 

X

 

X

X

  Medication self-efficacy (SEAMS)

 

X

 

X

X

  Medication skills (self-developed scale)

 

X

 

X

X

  Medication treatment satisfaction (TSQM)

 

X

 

X

X

  Treatment burden (TBQ)

 

X

 

X

X

  Quality of life (EQ-5D-5L)

 

X

 

X

X

  Utilisation of healthcare services (six-item questionnaire)

 

X

  

X

 Potential covariates

  Socio-demographics (Patients questionnaire)

 

X

   

  Number of prescribed medications (one-item question)

 

X

   

  Disease burden (CIRS-G)

 

X

   

  Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9)

 

X

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