Scoping Review of Chemical Adherence Testing for Hypertension Management

48 studies were included from an initial search of 618 records, covering diverse clinical settings. The review, authored by Louise Rabbitt and last updated in April 2026, summarizes evidence on the utility and implementation of chemical adherence testing in hypertension care. It was compiled using searches in Ovid Medline, EMBASE, and PsycInfo, with data tabulated from included articles.

Use Cases

• Analyze the variability in definitions and terminology for adherence based on the review's findings
• Identify gaps in randomized controlled trial evidence for chemical adherence testing impact
• Survey the application of theoretical frameworks in adherence research as described in the review
• Compare observational versus clinical trial study designs used in adherence testing research

Strengths

• Includes 48 distinct studies identified through systematic searches of three major databases
• Explicitly documents the search and screening methodology using Covidence software
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse

Limitations

• The dataset is a 41.2 KB DOCX file, indicating a very limited textual summary rather than raw research data
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown; data structure must be inferred from the document
• The description does not provide specific temporal or geographic coverage for the included studies

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Louise Rabbitt

Collection Method

Scoping review conducted via systematic searches of Ovid Medline, EMBASE, and PsycInfo, with manual reference list checking

Time Range

Temporal coverage of the included studies is not specified in the provided description

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 05:09:14

Geography

Geographic coverage of the included studies is not specified in the provided description