A multi-centre survey among informal carers who manage medication for older care recipients: Problems experienced and development of services

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 138-145

  Smith, Felicity ^a   Francis, Sally Anne ^a   Gray, Nicola ^a   Denham, Michael ^b   Graffy, Jonathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Statham Grove Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informal carers; Medication; Older care recipients; Pharmacy services; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 0038187289     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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