Older adults with multi-morbidity: Medication management processes and design implications for personal health applications

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Haverhals, Leah M ^a   Lee, Courtney A ^b   Siek, Katie A ^c   Darr, Carol A ^d   Linnebur, Sunny A ^e   Ruscin, J Mark ^f   Ross, Stephen E ^e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health records; Medication management; Older adults; Personal

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG THERAPY; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHARMACIES; PHYSICIANS; SELF CARE;

EID: 79959949582     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1813     Document Type: Article

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