ArticleHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals2022
Scoping review - What do we know about Aboriginal peoples' use of dose administration aids?
Article in Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Medication-related problems identified by community pharmacists: a descriptive case study of two Australian populations.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
- Scoping review - What do we know about Aboriginal peoples' use of dose administration aids?Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2022Article
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Abstract
issue addressedThis paper aims to report findings of a scoping review which mapped and summarised available literature regarding Aboriginal peoples' use of Dose Administration Aids (DAAs) for improved medication management. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have higher rates of chronic disease than other Australians. This leads to increased numbers of prescribed medications and complex medication taking regimens. The Australian Government and Pharmacy Bodies provide programs for Aboriginal peoples with chronic conditions, including programs supporting access to DAAs to improve medication adherence.
methodsThe search strings used included three key concepts: Indigeneity; DAAs and outcomes. PubMed, Medline via Ovid and the grey literature were searched.
resultsAfter removal of duplicates, 426 papers were screened by title and abstract for inclusion. A further 407 papers were then excluded leaving a total of nineteen papers included in the review. Only three of these papers included all three concepts in the search criteria, and none of these were empirical studies.
conclusionThe lack of studies found in this review support the requirement for empirical research regarding the effects of DAAs on medication taking behaviours of Aboriginal people, and the programs that provide them. SO WHAT?: The Australian Government funds programs that provides access to DAAs as a method of improving medication taking behaviours. But what do we really know about DAAs and if or how they assist in this goal? This review scopes out what is known, in order to direct studies that will answer this question.
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