ArticleZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2026
Polypharmacy and unit dose dispensing system (UDDS) in geriatric care : Challenges from the perspective of healthcare staff.
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backgroundMultimorbid geriatric patients often require complex treatment. Effective management of polypharmacy has become one of the greatest challenges in patient care. Nevertheless, there is little information on how unit-dose dispensing systems (UDDS) can be adapted for the care of geriatric patients and well-integrated into the daily routine of clinical units.
objectiveWe evaluated the acceptance rate and feasibility of unit-dose care of prescribed drugs, including perspectives of doctors and nurses in a geriatric clinic of a university hospital. MATERIAL AND
methodsAn entire ward staff (20 nurses, 11 doctors) was surveyed on 8 topics including safety of drug treatment and handling of blistered medication packages. We employed a mixed-method design using a questionnaire with a unipolar 5‑point Likert scale.
resultsThe response rate to the survey was 74%. Most respondents (82%) agreed that unit dose delivery increases the safety of drug treatment and 77% agreed that unit dose supply reduces administration errors. The approval rate was 100% from doctors and 55% from nurses. However, most respondents (95%) did not consider dispensing of blister-packed medicines to geriatric patients to be appropriate, owing to impaired fine motor skills, cognitive deficits, dementia and delirium.
conclusionThis study found a high level of acceptance (87% of doctors and nursing staff) of unit dose dispensing systems for geriatric patients; however, unit-dose care was not considered to be universally applicable to all hospitalized patients. Successful implementation of UDDS for geriatric patients in particular needs a thorough evaluation and some modifications prior to implementation.
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