SynthesisInternational journal of clinical pharmacy2017
Assessment of the elderly's functional ability to manage their medication: a systematic literature review.
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- Pharmacists' Role in Older Adults' Medication Regimen Complexity: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- A medication literacy instrument for older chronic disease patients in China: development and validation.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Assessment tools for medication self-management capacity in community-dwelling older adults with sensory impairment: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Measures and tools assessing medication self-management capability in older people across the hospital-to-home transition: a systematic scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Complexity of the Therapeutic Regimen in Older Adults with Cancer: Associated Factors.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Medication Adherence among the Vulnerable Elderly: A Focus Group Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Tools to measure barriers to medication management capacity in older adults: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- The development and evaluation of a medication diary to report problems with medication use.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Medication Literacy and Medication Self-Management: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hospitalised Patients (65+) With Polypharmacy.Journal of nursing management · 2024Article
- The Development of Recommendations for Healthcare Providers to Support Patients Experiencing Medication Self-Management Problems.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The contribution of functional cognition screening during acute illness hospitalization of older adults in predicting participation in daily life after discharge.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Conceptualization and content validation of the MEDication literacy assessment of geriatric patients and informal caregivers (MED-fLAG).Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2022Article
- Strategies and Tools for Supporting the Appropriateness of Drug Use in Older People.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Medication Literacy in Hospitalized Older Adults: Concept Development.Health literacy research and practice · 2022Review
- Association between social support and medication literacy in older adults with hypertension.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Key factors of the functional ability of older people to self-manage medications.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- A pilot study to identify elderly patients with cognitive impairment for clinical pharmacist polypharmacy review in General Practice.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2021Article
- Use of technology and social media in dementia care: Current and future directions.World journal of psychiatry · 2021Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background The evaluation of the elderly's ability to manage medication through the use of a validated tool can be a significant step in identifying inabilities and needs, with the objective of increasing their self-care skills, and promoting successful aging. Aim of the review To identify studies assessing the elderly's functional ability to manage their own medication. Method For the search strategy, the PICO method was used: P-Population (elderly), I-Instruments (tools for assessing medication management ability), C-Context (community) and O-Outcomes (functional ability to manage medication). The final search query was run in MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL Plus, ISI Web of Science and Scopus. The whole process was developed according to the PRISMA statement. Results The search retrieved 8051 records. In each screening stage, the selection criteria were applied to eliminate records where at least one of the exclusion criteria was verified. At the end of this selection, we obtained a total of 18 papers (17 studies). The results allow the conclusion to be drawn that studies use several different instruments, most of them not validated. The authors agree that medication management abilities decrease as cognitive impairment increases, even if a lot of studies assess only the physical dimension. DRUGS was the instrument most often used. Conclusion Older adults' ability to manage their medication should be assessed using tools specifically built and validate for the purpose. DRUGS (which uses the real regimen taken by the elderly) was the most widely used assessment instrument in the screened studies.
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