Trial reportBMC geriatrics2012
Frail elderly patients' experiences of information on medication. A qualitative study.
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- Which features of ambulatory healthcare are preferred by people aged 80 and over? Findings from a systematic review of qualitative studies and appraisal of confidence using GRADE-CERQual.BMC geriatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Medication-related burden and patients' lived experience with medicine: a systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative studies.BMJ open · 2016Pooled it
- Interprofessional collaboration on oral health for frail home-dwelling older people: a focus group study on needs and barriers experienced by general practitioners and community pharmacists.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Analysis of health information needs of elderly patients with chronic diseases based on Kano Model: a descriptive cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Using co-design to understand consumer's health information-seeking behaviours and design preferences for a new digital clinical dashboard in aged care.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Perspectives on the representation of frailty in the electronic frailty index.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Older Persons' and Health Care Professionals' Design Choices When Co-Designing a Medication Plan Aiming to Promote Patient Safety: Case Study.JMIR aging · 2023Article
- Older patient participation in discharge medication communication: an observational study.BMJ open · 2023Observational
- Experience of hospital-initiated medication changes in older people with multimorbidity: a multicentre mixed-methods study embedded in the OPtimising thERapy to prevent Avoidable hospital admissions in Multimorbid older people (OPERAM) trial.BMJ quality & safety · 2022Article
- What matters to people aged 80 and over regarding ambulatory care? A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.European journal of ageing · 2022Review
- Pharmacy fall prevention services for the community-dwelling elderly: Patient engagement and expectations.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Difficulties faced by patients with chronic diseases in the primary care setting in Singapore: a cross-sectional study.Singapore medical journal · 2021Article
- Impact of Beliefs about Medicines on the Level of Intentional Non-Adherence to the Recommendations of Elderly Patients with Hypertension.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Frailty and the Risk of Polypharmacy in the Older Person: Enabling and Preventative Approaches.Journal of aging research · 2020Review
- Older persons' experiences regarding evaluation of their medication treatment-An interview study in Sweden.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2019Article
- Polypharmacy in older patients: identifying the need for support by a community pharmacist.BMC geriatrics · 2019Article
- Hypertension management: experiences, wishes and concerns among older people-a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Perspective of elderly patients on chronic use of potentially inappropriate medication - Results of the qualitative CIM-TRIAD study.PloS one · 2018Article
- Medication practices and experiences of older adults discharged home from hospital: a feasibility study protocol.Patient preference and adherence · 2018Article
- Beliefs about prescribed medication among older patients with polypharmacy: a mixed methods study in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundOlder patients generally have only poor knowledge about their medicines. Knowledge is important for good adherence and for participating in decisions about treatment. Patients are entitled to be informed on an individual and adequate level. The aim of the study was to explore frail elderly patients' experiences of receiving information about their medications and their views on how the information should best be given.
methodsThe study was qualitative in design and was carried out in 2011. Twelve frail elderly (aged 68-88) participants taking cardiovascular medications participated in semi-structured interviews covering issues related to receiving information about prescribed medicines. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and subjected to content analysis, in which the text was analysed in five steps, inspired by Graneheim and Lundman.
resultsThe results revealed that the experiences which the elderly participants had regarding the receiving of medical information fell into two main categories: "Comfortable with information" or "Insecure with information". The elderly felt comfortable when they trusted their physician or their medication, when they received enough information from the prescriber or when they knew how to find out sufficient information by themselves. They felt insecure if they were anxious, if the availability of medical care was poor or if they did not receive enough information.
conclusionsFactors that frequently caused insecurity about information and anxiety were too short consultations, lack of availability of someone to answer questions or of the opportunity to contact the physician if adverse effects are suspected. These factors could easily be dealt with and there must be improvements in the clinics if the patients' feelings of security are to be increased.
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