Table 2 Opportunities to improve adherence

Proven strategy

• Dose administration aid

(increased adherence from 70% to 87%)

[16]

Facilitators reported by patients and health professionals

• Family support

[28, 33]

Facilitators reported by patients

• Dose administration aids

• Adjusting alcohol use

• Once daily dosing

[33, 48]

[49]

[48]

Facilitators reported by health professionals

• Establishing good rapport with patients

• Patients having a good understanding of Western medicine

• Involvement of Aboriginal Health Practitioners (AHPs)

• Involvement of community members in dispensing

[28]

[28]

[19] [36]

[43]

Strategies suggested by patients and health professionals

• Development of culturally appropriate education resources

[17, 24, 33, 40, 51, 52]

Strategy suggested by patients

• Support group

[45, 46]

Strategies suggested by health professionals

• Increased involvement of AHPs in medicine management

• Simplification of dose regimens

• Home medicines reviews

• Address social determinants of health

[24, 52,53,54]

[17, 35, 36, 52, 54,55,56]

[24, 42, 51]

[17, 27, 37, 54]