Strategies to optimize treatment adherence in adolescent patients with cystic fibrosis

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Table 1 Summary of potential strategies to optimize adherence in adolescents with CF

Intervention	Potential benefits
Patient-centered treatment plans
Simplify treatments when possible	Ease treatment burden
Structure individual adherence assessments
Shared decision-making
Involve multidisciplinary team and family
Technology and application development
Create applications for tracking, information, and communication	Increased motivation to improve adherence based on viewing tracked health data (PFTs, medication doses missed, etc)
Incorporate self-recorded health into clinical care	Virtual social support
Identify social media tools for online community support
Improve CF health service model
Incorporate adherence discussions	Directly addresses individualized barriers to adherence
Consider home visits
Develop community-based initiatives
Address social determinants of health

Abbreviations: CF, cystic fibrosis; PFTs, pulmonary function tests.