Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2008 OBJECTIVE: assess the safety of medication dispensing processes through the dispensing error rate. METHOD: Cross-sectional study carried out at a pharmaceutical service of a pediatric hospital in Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Lindemberg Assunção Costa +2 more
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The Feasibility of a Using a Smart Button Mobile Health System to Self-Track Medication Adherence and Deliver Tailored Short Message Service Text Message Feedback [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: As many as 50% of people experience medication nonadherence, yet studies for detecting nonadherence and delivering real-time interventions to improve adherence are lacking.
Bartlett Ellis, Rebecca J. +5 more
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Analyzing Medication Documentation in Electronic Health Records: Dental Students’ Self-Reported Behaviors and Charting Practices [PDF]
, 2019 The aim of this two-part study was to assess third- and fourth-year dental students’ perceptions, self-reported behaviors, and actual charting practices regarding medication documentation in axiUm, the electronic health record (EHR) system.
Burcham, Wesley K. +3 more
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Quality of medication use in primary care - mapping the problem, working to a solution: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]
, 2009 Background: The UK, USA and the World Health Organization have identified improved patient safety in healthcare as a priority. Medication error has been identified as one of the most frequent forms of medical error and is associated with significant ...
A Hassey +54 more
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Medication use by early-stage breast cancer survivors: a 1-year longitudinal study. [PDF]
, 2016 PurposeThe aim of this study is to characterize the patterns of medication use by early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) survivors from diagnosis to 1 year post-chemotherapy.MethodsA single-center longitudinal study was conducted with ESBC patients diagnosed ...
Chan, Alexandre +4 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Several classification systems for medication errors (MEs) have been established over time, but none of them apply optimally for classifying severe MEs.
Carita Linden-Lahti +3 more
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Using mobile phones to improve medication compliance and awareness for cardiac patients [PDF]
, 2010 Improving cardiac patients' medication compliance is a major factor in reducing mortality rate and reducing hospitalization rate. This paper describes a novel medication compliance management system. Its novelty lies in the combination of functionalities
Gay, V, Leijdekkers, P, Qudah, I
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Facilitators and Barriers to Safe Medication Administration to Hospital Inpatients: A Mixed Methods Study of Nurses' Medication Administration Processes and Systems (the MAPS Study). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Research has documented the problem of medication administration errors and their causes. However, little is known about how nurses administer medications safely or how existing systems facilitate or hinder medication administration; this represents a ...
Monsey McLeod +2 more
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EXCLI Journal : Experimental and Clinical Sciences, 2022 While there are many known health benefits to maintained physical activity levels in late adulthood, there have been very few studies that have considered relationships between morbidity profile and physical activity in the eighth decade of life.
Gregorio Bevilacqua +6 more
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Usability and feasibility of consumer-facing technology to reduce unsafe medication use by older adults [PDF]
, 2019 Background Mobile health technology can improve medication safety for older adults, for instance, by educating patients about the risks associated with anticholinergic medication use.
Abebe, Ephrem +7 more
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