Communicating about the management of medications as patients move across transition points of care: an observation and interview study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 635-643

  Manias, Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Gerdtz, Marie ^b,c   Williams, Allison ^d   McGuiness, Josephine ^d,e   Dooley, Michael ^d,e  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Pharmacy Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

communication; interprofessional care; interviews; medication management; observations; transitional care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

EID: 84990227756     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12507     Document Type: Article

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