Challenges to optimal medicines use in people living with dementia and their caregivers: A literature review

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 512, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 396-404

  Alsaeed, Dalal ^a   Jamieson, Elizabeth ^a   Gul, Mine Orlu ^a   Smith, Felicity J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenge; Dementia; Family caregiver carer; Medication administration; Medication management; Medicines use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DEMENTIA; DRUG USE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOME MENTAL HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; CAREGIVER; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

DRUG;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84953807220     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.12.050     Document Type: Article

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