Impact of a self-administration of medications programme on elderly inpatients' competence to manage medications: A pilot study

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-86

  Lam, P ^a   Elliott, R A ^b,c   George, J ^b  

^a Casey Hospital   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

adherence; competence; elderly; inpatient; self medication

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF MEDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VICTORIA;

EID: 78650952399     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2009.01157.x     Document Type: Article

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