Author(s)
Agh T1, Hadziabdic MO2, Garuoliene K3, Fonseca PB4, Menditto E5, Kostalova B6, Aarnio EJ7, Kardas P8
1Syreon Research Institute, Budapest, PE, Hungary, 2Centre for Applied Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 3Pharmacy Center, Institute of Biomedical Science, Facutly of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania, 4Instituto de Invtestigacion Biomedica de Malaga – IBIMA, Malaga, Spain, 5CIRFF, Center of Phamacoeconomics and Drug utilization Research, University of Naples; Department of Pharmacy, Univeristy of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy, 6Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, 7University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, 8Medication Adherence Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, LD, Poland
OBJECTIVES: Current literature lacks detailed understanding of the reimbursement framework of medication adherence enhancing interventions (MAEIs). As part of the ENABLE COST Action (CA19132), the EUREcA (EUropen REimbursement strategies for interventions targeting medication Adherence) study aims to fill in this gap and provide an in-depth overview of reimbursed MAEIs currently available in European countries at national and regional levels. METHODS: The questionnaire for this cross-sectional, web-based survey was developed as a result of an iterative process of discussion informed by a desk review. Four external experts helped in the validation process. The study has been approved by the Ethical Committee of the Medical University of Lodz. This survey will be reported according to the CHERRIES guideline. RESULTS: The desk review proved that the current literature is scarce in addressing reimbursement policies of MAEIs. Therefore, a 15-item questionnaire exploring details of reimbursed MAEIs was developed. Important concepts were explained in the introduction to ensure that respondents share the same theoretical frame. The survey has been made available online in June 2021 and has targeted ENABLE collaborators (mainly healthcare providers, competent authorities’ professionals, and academics with a medical or pharmaceutical background) in 38 European countries and Israel. CONCLUSIONS: By providing a snapshot of the current European reimbursement landscape of MAEIs, EUREcA will help to identify availability of reimbursement models as well as gaps. Our findings will create firm background for the discussion on the implementation of MAEIs and the development of related reimbursement models to be part of health or medicine policies in Europe.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2021-11, ISPOR Europe 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark
Value in Health, Volume 24, Issue 12, S2 (December 2021)
Code
POSC222
Topic
Health Policy & Regulatory, Methodological & Statistical Research, Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Adherence, Persistence, & Compliance, Reimbursement & Access Policy, Survey Methods
Disease
No Specific Disease