Taking Medicine on Time Seems Simple

Taking Medicine on Time Seems Simple, Is Anything But UH Researcher to Customize Motivational Interviewing Conversations to Increase Adherence

HOUSTON, April 30, 2018 – University of Houston pharmaceutical health outcomes and policy researcher Susan Abughosh has received $459,000 from the National Institutes of Health to help patients with diabetes and high blood pressure stick to their medication schedules. Abughosh will add customized motivational interviewing conversations between patients and UH pharmacy students to help patients take their meds on time. The motivational interviewing (MI) technique has proven promising in promoting behavioral change, said Abughosh. “In […]