"It's just routine." A qualitative study of medicine-taking amongst older people in New Zealand

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-161

  Tordoff, June ^a   Simonsen, Kirsten ^b   Thomson, W Murray ^a   Norris, Pauline T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Behaviour; Compliance; Concerns; Cost; Elderly; Medication adherence; Medicines; Patient beliefs; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CODEINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DICLOFENAC; IRON; METFORMIN; METHOTREXATE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PHOLCODINE; PRAZOSIN; PREDNISONE; TERAZOSIN; THYROXINE; WARFARIN; ZOPICLONE;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DROWSINESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRY EYE; DYSPEPSIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEPTIC ULCER; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; URBAN AREA; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEW ZEALAND; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77953324772     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-009-9361-5     Document Type: Article

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