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Tracey-Lea Laba
Researcher at University of Technology, Sydney
Publications - 78
Citations - 1639
Tracey-Lea Laba is an academic researcher from University of Technology, Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 68 publications receiving 1185 citations. Previous affiliations of Tracey-Lea Laba include University of Sydney & The George Institute for Global Health.
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Mobile Telephone Text Messaging for Medication Adherence in Chronic Disease: A Meta-analysis
Jay Thakkar,R. Kurup,Tracey-Lea Laba,Karla Santo,Aravinda Thiagalingam,Anthony Rodgers,Mark Woodward,Julie Redfern,Clara K Chow +8 more
TL;DR: Mobile phone text messaging approximately doubles the odds of medication adherence in adults with chronic disease, and this increase translates into adherence rates improving from 50% to 67.8%, or an absolute increase of 17.8%.
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Action to address the household economic burden of non-communicable diseases
Stephen Jan,Stephen Jan,Tracey-Lea Laba,Tracey-Lea Laba,Beverley M Essue,Beverley M Essue,Adrian Gheorghe,Janani Muhunthan,Janani Muhunthan,Michael M. Engelgau,Ajay Mahal,Ulla K. Griffiths,Diane McIntyre,Qingyue Meng,Rachel Nugent,Rifat Atun +15 more
TL;DR: To enable coverage of the predictable and long-term costs of treatment, national programmes to extend financial protection should be based on schemes that entail compulsory enrolment or be financed through taxation.
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Patient preferences for adherence to treatment for osteoarthritis: the MEdication Decisions in Osteoarthritis Study (MEDOS)
Tracey-Lea Laba,Tracey-Lea Laba,Jo‐anne E Brien,Jo‐anne E Brien,Jo‐anne E Brien,Marlene Fransen,Stephen Jan,Stephen Jan +7 more
TL;DR: This study characterised the complexity of medication-taking decisions that potentially underpin intentional non-adherent behaviour for people with symptomatic OA and found medication risks and cost were important and ought to be borne into considerations in interpreting clinical trial evidence for practice.
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Interventions to improve medication adherence in coronary disease patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Karla Santo,Karla Santo,Suzanne Kirkendall,Tracey-Lea Laba,Tracey-Lea Laba,Jay Thakkar,Jay Thakkar,Jay Thakkar,Ruth Webster,Ruth Webster,John Chalmers,John Chalmers,Clara K Chow,Clara K Chow,Clara K Chow,Julie Redfern,Julie Redfern +16 more
TL;DR: Simple one-component interventions might be a promising way to improve medication adherence in a CHD population, as they would be easier to replicate in different settings and on a large scale.
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To Drug or Not to Drug: A Qualitative Study of Patients’ Decision-Making Processes for Managing Insomnia
TL;DR: This study aims to explore patient perceptions toward pharmacotherapy and the nonpharmacological management of insomnia, and identifies three key themes: Resolving Insomnia, Self-Imposed Treatment Boundaries, and Treatment Uptake.