Do geriatric outpatients adhere to medication changes advised after assessment? An exploratory pilot study

Current Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-158

  Tulner, Linda R ^a   Frankfort, Suzanne V ^a   Wesselius, Floor ^a   van Campen, Jos P C M ^a   Koks, Cornelis H W ^a   Beijnen, Jos H ^a,b  

^a SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adherence; Caretaker; Compliance; Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; Geriatric; Medication

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; OUTPATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYPHARMACY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68449089407     PISSN: 15748847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157488409788184990     Document Type: Review

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