We’re running a research project to explore how a new intervention called IMAB-Qi  can help people work with their healthcare professionals to overcome challenges they have to taking their blood pressure medicines as prescribed. The IMAB-Qi will be used in medication review appointments to better understand what might get in the way of taking medicines as prescribed. The goal is to find practical, personalised solutions  to help people take their medicines as prescribed, making those conversations more helpful and supportive. 

Many people find it difficult to take their medicines regularly. It’s thought that around 5 out of every 10 people with long-term health conditions don’t take their medicines exactly as prescribed. This can lead to people feeling worse, wasting the medicines, or medicines that might not have been needed. 

 The IMAB-Qi was created to help patients and healthcare professionals talk about what might make it hard to take medicines as prescribed. It was carefully developed using research papers, expert knowledge, and group discussions with people who take regular medicines—so it reflects real-life experiences and concerns. 

The IMAB-Qi includes a short set of 10 questions that asks patients about any challenges they face when taking their medicines. . Patients answer these questions before a regular medication review. The answers to these questions will tell healthcare professionals, working in GP surgeries what a patients main challenges are in taking their medicines. The IMAB-Qi then gives a range of potential suggestions or support depending on the challenges identifies to help people take their medicines as prescribed.