Medication use among older adults in a home care setting

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-21

  Mager, Diana Debartolomeo ^a   Madigan, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MOTIVATION; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; RISK FACTORS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 75149172371     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000366791.48658.d2     Document Type: Article

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