A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to help older people adhere to medication regimes

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 224-229

  Higgins, Nicola ^a   Regan, Ciaran ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Compliance; Drug treatment; Older people; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGED; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG INFORMATION; EMBASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; DRUG THERAPY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442566647     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh072     Document Type: Review

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