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Home medicines reviews and residential medication management reviews in Western Australia

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 2020
Background Australian government funding for Residential Medication Management Reviews and Home Medicines Reviews commenced in 1997 and 2001 respectively. Limited data are available on their provision in Australia. Objective To investigate the extent and characteristics of Home Medicines Review and Residential Medication Management Review services ...
Petra Czarniak, Laetitia Hattingh, Tin Fei Sim, Richard Parsons, Bronwen Wright, Bruce Sunderland   +5 more
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Contributions of Specialized Nurses to Medication Management for Older People in Home Care: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review [PDF]

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
Mojtaba Vaismoradi,1 Patricia A Logan2 1Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Bodø, Nordland, Norway; 2Faculty of Science and Health, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence: Mojtaba Vaismoradi, Faculty of ...
Vaismoradi M, Logan PA
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A review of interventions used to improve adherence with medication in older [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Medication mismanagement is a continuous problem particularly in older people. Numerous interventions have been developed and tested in an attempt to improve adherence with medication in this client group.
Banning, M
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Medication taking behaviour and hypertension: A review of the literature [PDF]

, 2009
Hypertension is a global illness and one that affects circa 20% of the population. Despite the effectiveness of treatment, adherence with medication is a key concern, particularly in the elderly.
Banning, M
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Patient safety in Europe: medication errors and hospital-acquired infections [PDF]

, 2008
The Report was commissioned by the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) in November 2007 in order to support its policy statements on Patient Safety (June 2004).
Smith, L.N., Burke, Jacqueline, Willman, Ania, Smith, Lorraine, Sveinsdóttir, H., Willman, A., Sveinsdottir, Herdis, Burke, J.   +7 more
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Effectiveness of pharmacist home visits for individuals at risk of medication-related problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Medication mismanagement is a major cause of both hospital admission and nursing home placement of frail older adults. Medication reviews by community pharmacists aim to maximise therapeutic benefit but also minimise harm.
Rebecca A. Abbott, Darren A. Moore, Morwenna Rogers, Alison Bethel, Ken Stein, Jo Thompson Coon   +5 more
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Integrating medication risk management interventions into regular automated dose dispensing service of older home care clients – a systems approach

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Automated dose dispensing (ADD) services have been implemented in many health care systems internationally. However, the ADD service itself is a logistic process that requires integration with medication risk management interventions to ensure
Heidi Tahvanainen, Sini Kuitunen, Anna-Riia Holmström, Marja Airaksinen   +3 more
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The AdHOC study of older adults' adherence to medication in 11 countries [PDF]

, 2005
Objective: Authors investigated, cross-nationally, the factors, including demographic, psychiatric ( including cognitive), physical, and behavioral, determining whether older people take their prescribed medication.
Cooper, Claudia, Katona, Cornelius, Cordula Wagner, Daniela Fialova, Wagner, C., Cornelius Katona, Wagner, Cordula, Livingston, G., Carpenter, G. Iain, Gill Livingston, Cooper, C., Katona, C., Fialova, Daniela, Carpenter, I., Schroll, M., Iain Carpenter, Claudia Cooper, Marianne Schroll, Livingston, Gill, Schroll, Marianne, Fialova, D.   +20 more
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Telephone versus In-Person Pharmacist-Led Medication Reviews in Home Dialysis Patients: Evaluating Quality of Care and Patient Satisfaction

Pharmacy, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic required pharmacists in a provincial Home Dialysis Clinic to adapt from in-person to telephone-based medication reviews. Studies have shown that in-person pharmacist interventions in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) lead ...
Kelsey Allen, Andrew J. Flewelling, Lauren Munro, Heather Naylor   +3 more
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Impact of holding home stimulant(s) on agitation in a child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric population [PDF]

Mental Health Clinician, 2023
Introduction: This study aimed to compare the rates of agitation-related interventions associated with initial holding versus continuation of home stimulant(s) in a child and adolescent population at the time of admission to an inpatient psychiatric ...
Anupha M. Mathew, PharmD, BCPS, Sophie Robert, BPharm, PharmD, BCPP, Clint Ross, PharmD, BCPP, Erin Weeda, PharmD, BCPS, Adrienne Pruitt, MD   +4 more
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