ArticleExploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy2022
Health care professionals' perspectives on medication safety among older migrants with cognitive impairment exposed to polypharmacy - A qualitative explorative study.
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- Realist review: understanding the challenges of medicine optimisation among older people from ethnic minority communities with polypharmacy in primary care.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Developing a model to support safe medication use in the home for foreign-born-persons with language difficulties: a co-creation participatory action research study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Discretion at the margins: An observational study of community pharmacists' adaptive practices in supporting migrant and ethnic minority health.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2026Article
- Healthcare and Pharmacy Staffs' Experiences on Medication Management for Migrants-A Qualitative Exploratory Case Study in Primary Health Care.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- Barriers and Facilitators of Access to Healthcare Among Immigrants with Disabilities: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: Older migrants with cognitive impairment exposed to polypharmacy constitute a vulnerable group of patients. To our knowledge, evidence on medication safety among this patient group with multiple risk factors is lacking. Objectives: To explore the perspectives of health care professionals on medication safety among older migrants with cognitive impairment taking five or more medications daily. Methods: A total of 34 health care professionals (general practitioners and hospital-, community pharmacy-, and home care staff) participated in the study, comprising nine focus groups and one semi-structured interview, and shared their perspectives on medication safety among older migrants with cognitive impairment exposed to polypharmacy. The analysis was inspired by Revsbæk and Tanggaard's "Analyzing in the Present" and was followed by systematic text condensation. Results: Three main themes emerged: (i) the importance of relationships in medication safety, (ii) culture and finances as risk factors, and (iii) the health care system as a risk factor. Subthemes and codes were related within and across main themes and revealed a high level of complexity within the barriers to medication safety. Some of these barriers were closely related to characteristics of this specific patient group, while others were more general barriers that also affected other patient groups. Participants found that these more general problems were complicated further by language barriers and cognitive impairment when working with this patient group. Conclusion: Health care professionals across various sectors and professions experienced several barriers that threatened medication safety among older migrants with cognitive impairment exposed to polypharmacy. Closer collaboration between health care professionals, patients, and relatives is required to improve medication safety.
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