Perceived value of a home-based medication therapy management program for the elderly

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 877-885

  Moultry, Aisha Morris ^a   Poon, Ivy O ^a,b,c  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Emergency preparedness; Home care; Medication management; Medication therapy management; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY; POLYPHARMACY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MEDICARE PART D; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58249084344     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2008.877     Document Type: Article

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