ArticleApplied ergonomics2021
Engineering care transitions: Clinician perceptions of barriers to safe medication management during transitions of patient care.
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- A systematic review of outcomes reported in studies to optimise the medication use of patients at hospital discharge.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring medication self-management in polypharmacy: a qualitative systematic review of patients and healthcare providers perspectives.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life and patient experiences regarding care transitions in hospitalized older patients with chronic diseases.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assessing patient work system factors for medication management during transition of care among older adults: an observational study.BMJ quality & safety · 2024Observational
- Barriers and Facilitators of Communication in the Medication Reconciliation Process during Hospital Discharge: Primary Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Personalized and Self-Management: Systematic Search and Evaluation Quality Factors and User Preference of Drug Reference Apps in Taiwan.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Medication safety during care transitions is a significant challenge, especially for older adults prescribed multiple medications. Using a systems approach to understand barriers to and strategies for safe medication management throughout high-risk periods of hospital-to-home transition is one important step in designing effective interventions. Framing the care transition as a collaboration between healthcare and patient "work systems," we conducted semi-structured interviews with 37 clinical team members, representing 10 different professional roles involved in providing transitional care for patients. Thematic analyses identified key strategies used by clinical team members in preparing patients to self-manage medications safely in the home environment: (1) streamlining and coordinating clinical management of medication reconciliation across care settings; (2) building patient capacity and engagement in self-management of medications; and (3) redesigning the transitional process. Our research highlights the value in aligning professionals' care transition goals with patients and caregiver(s) to better prepare them to self-manage medications upon discharge.
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