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Adherence to Medications after Hospital Discharge in the Elderly
Joint Authors
Mulhem, Elie
Lick, David
Ripley, Trevor
Varughese, Jobin
Barton, Eithne
Haveman, Joanna
Source
International Journal of Family Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To evaluate the adherence rate to prescribed medications in elderly patients 24–48 hours after being discharged from the hospital.
Methods.
Family medicine residents visited patients over the age of 65 years at their homes one to two days after being discharged from the hospital and documented all the medications that they were taking since coming home from the hospital.
The list of medications was later compared to the medications recorded in hospital discharge instructions.
Results.
Complete data was available for 46 participants.
The average patient age was 76 years; 54.4% were women.
Only three patients (6.5%) adhered completely to the discharge medication list found in the medical record.
Thirty-six patients (78.2%) reported taking at least one additional prescription medication, twenty patients (43.4%) missed at least one prescription medication, twenty patients (43.4%) reported taking the wrong dose of at least one medication, and nineteen patients (41.3%) reported taking medications at an incorrect frequency.
Conclusion.
The vast majority of elderly patients in our study did not adhere to the medication regimen in the first two days after hospital discharge.
Cost-effective improvements to hospital discharge processes are needed to improve adherence and reduce preventable posthospitalization complications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mulhem, Elie& Lick, David& Varughese, Jobin& Barton, Eithne& Ripley, Trevor& Haveman, Joanna. 2013. Adherence to Medications after Hospital Discharge in the Elderly. International Journal of Family Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mulhem, Elie…[et al.]. Adherence to Medications after Hospital Discharge in the Elderly. International Journal of Family Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mulhem, Elie& Lick, David& Varughese, Jobin& Barton, Eithne& Ripley, Trevor& Haveman, Joanna. Adherence to Medications after Hospital Discharge in the Elderly. International Journal of Family Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506585