Categories/variables | Measure | Collection week |
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Medication discrepancies | ||
 Between drug name and dosage  Frequency of per-patient discrepancies  Severity of discrepancies | Patient interview Questionnaire Medical record review | t 0, t 3 |
Medication-related problems (intervention arm only) | Â | Â |
 Adverse drug reaction  Drug interaction  Untreated, undertreated, or overtreated indication  Other medication-related barriers | Patient interview Questionnaire | t 0, t 3 |
Adherence | ||
 Self-reported medication adherence  Affordability | MMAS-8 Patient interview | t 0, t 3 |
Quality of life | Â | Â |
 Health-related quality of life  Abdominal and systemic symptoms  Emotional functioning, fatigue, and worry  Daily activity | CLDQ Brief IPQ | t 0, t 3 |
Beliefs and perceptions | ||
 General medication beliefs  Beliefs about liver disease medications  Illness perceptions | BMQ-General BMQ-Specific Brief IPQ | t 0, t 3 |
Knowledge/health literacy | ||
 Knowledge of causation  Dietary modification including sodium restriction  Self-monitoring requirements  Safe analgesia  Source of medication-related information | Questionnaire Brief IPQ | t 0, t 3 |
Hospitalization | ||
 Liver-related hospitalization  Non-liver-related hospitalization  Duration of stay | Medical record review | t 3, t 4 (and 3 years) |
Survival | ||
 Liver-related mortality  Non-liver-related mortality | Medical record review | t 3, t 4 (and 3 years) |
Cost | ||
 Cost of service implementation  Potential cost savings | Cost modeling | After study completion |