Identifying patients at risk for medication mismanagement: Using cognitive screens to predict a patient's accuracy in filling a pillbox

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 459-472

  Anderson, Kitty ^a,b,c,f   Jue, Sandra G ^d,e   Madaras Kelly, Karl J ^d,e  

^a PharMerica   (United States)

^b PharMerica   (United States)

^c Pharmacists International Consulting Specialists LLC   (United States)

^d IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

^f Pharmacists International Consulting Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive screens; Medi Cog; Medication adherence; Medication management; Medication transfer screen; Mini Cog; Mini mental state examination; Pill count; Pillbox; Pillbox assessment; Prospective pill count score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDI COG SCREENING TEST; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION TRANSFER SCREEN; MINI COG SCREENING TEST; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MODEL; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PILL; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 45249113677     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2008.459     Document Type: Article

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