| Interventions |
Patients are given two screening questionnaires to determine if they are adherers or non-adherers The Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) is a validated questionnaire that represents medication adherence comprising of 4 simple questions. A score below 17 represents medication non-adherence. The Beliefs about Medication Questionnaire (BMQ) is a validated questionnaire assessing a subjects perception of necessity of medications and concerns about medications. This questionnaire helps guide the direction of the counselling / educational intervention. Patients identified as non-adherers are assigned to the intervention group and will receive a ONCE off personal (one on one) drug counselling session with an experienced IBD pharmacist lasting approximately 20 minutes. A further questionnaire will be given out 6 months after the baseline questionnaire to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. |