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Cognitive impairment and medication self-management errors in older adults discharged home from a community hospital.
- Source :
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Home healthcare nurse [Home Healthc Nurse] 2012 Apr; Vol. 30 (4), pp. 246-54. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The purpose of this article is to report the results of a pilot study of the relationship between cognitive impairment and medication self-management errors in older adults discharged home from a community hospital. It is hoped that these preliminary data will provide some new ideas for reducing errors in medication self-management posthospitalization.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognition Disorders diagnosis
Cohort Studies
Continuity of Patient Care
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Hospitals, Community
Humans
Male
Medication Errors statistics & numerical data
Needs Assessment
Nurse's Role
Pilot Projects
Risk Assessment
Self Administration adverse effects
Self Administration methods
Self Care methods
United States
Cognition Disorders drug therapy
Drug Prescriptions statistics & numerical data
Medication Errors prevention & control
Patient Discharge statistics & numerical data
Self Care adverse effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1539-0713
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Home healthcare nurse
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22456462
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0b013e31824c28bd