SynthesisPloS one2014
Evaluating the effectiveness of self-administration of medication (SAM) schemes in the hospital setting: a systematic review of the literature.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Effect of self-administration of medication programme on cardiovascular inpatients' medication adherence and nurses' satisfaction: A randomized clinical trial.Nursing open · 2021Trial
- Patient-directed self-management of pain (PaDSMaP) compared to treatment as usual following total knee replacement; a randomised controlled trial.BMC health services research · 2018Trial
- Tackling medication errors: how a systems approach improves patient safety.European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice · 2026Review
- Identification of the Medicine-Related Priorities for People With Parkinson's During Hospitalisation: A Systematic Review Using Meta-Ethnography.Parkinson's disease · 2026Review
- Patient Performance of Care Tasks During Acute Hospitalisation: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- 'They Take the Mum Off You When You Come In': An Ethnographic Study of Parent Experiences of Medicines Safety Systems in English Hospitals.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Medication self-management in patients with epilepsy: a narrative review of current status, influencing factors, and intervention strategies.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
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- Experiences of People Living with Parkinson's Disease in Care Homes: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Review
- Self-administration of medications in inpatient postnatal women: an opportunity to empower self-care, improved medicines knowledge and adherence utilising clinical pharmacists and midwifery workforce and use of a midwife formulary.European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice · 2023Article
- Self-Administration of Burosumab in Children and Adults with X-Linked Hypophosphataemia in Two Open-Label, Single-Arm Clinical Studies.Advances in therapy · 2023Article
- Recommendations for the Implementation of the Self-Administration of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Article
- Self-Management of Medication on a Cardiology Ward: Feasibility and Safety of the SelfMED Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Medication Self-Management in Hospitalised Patients with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder: The Perceptions of Patients and Healthcare Providers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The effect of Patient's Own Medication use on patient's self-reported medication knowledge during hospitalisation: a pre-post intervention study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Patients' views on Self-administration of Medication during hospitalisation: a mixed-methods study.Therapeutic advances in drug safety · 2022Article
- Self-administration of medications for chronic diseases and drug-related hospital admissions in elderly patients at a Thai hospital.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-administration of medicines is believed to increase patients' understanding about their medication and to promote their independence and autonomy in the hospital setting. The effect of inpatient self-administration of medication (SAM) schemes on patients, staff and institutions is currently unclear.
objectiveTo systematically review the literature relating to the effect of SAM schemes on the following outcomes: patient knowledge, patient compliance/medication errors, success in self-administration, patient satisfaction, staff satisfaction, staff workload, and costs.
designKeyword and text word searches of online databases were performed between January and March 2013. Included articles described and evaluated inpatient SAM schemes. Case studies and anecdotal studies were excluded.
results43 papers were included for final analysis. Due to the heterogeneity of results and unclear findings it was not possible to perform a quantitative synthesis of results. Participation in SAM schemes often led to increased knowledge about drugs and drug regimens, but not side effects. However, the effect of SAM schemes on patient compliance/medication errors was inconclusive. Patients and staff were highly satisfied with their involvement in SAM schemes.
conclusionsSAM schemes appear to provide some benefits (e.g. increased patient knowledge), but their effect on other outcomes (e.g. compliance) is unclear. Few studies of high methodological quality using validated outcome measures exist. Inconsistencies in both measuring and reporting outcomes across studies make it challenging to compare results and draw substantive conclusions about the effectiveness of SAM schemes.
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