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Building Community-Engaged Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Improve Medication Management in Elderly Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions
- Source :
- Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 113-120 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Aurora Health Care, 2021.
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Abstract
- Purpose Many studies in preventing adverse drug events have been researcher-driven, yet few have engaged patients in the development of a project. This project aims to engage minority elderly patients with multiple chronic conditions in the development of research questions and strategies to improve medication safety. Methods Elderly patients (≥65 years old) who were prescribed 7 or more chronic medications were recruited through a university-based aging resource network in a historically African American community in Houston, Texas. Patients and a caregiver participated in a multidisciplinary workgroup comprised of a physician, pharmacists, a nurse, health educators, and a social worker. Patients were engaged by utilizing the 4 patient-centered outcomes research engagement principles. The workgroup created a strategic plan, completed an environmental scan, identified research problems, and reviewed current evidence-based approaches in the literature. Workgroup findings were presented to a broader audience within a community town hall setting, and input was collected from a community-wide survey. Results From April 2018 to July 2018, 3 patients and 1 caregiver participated in 5 multidisciplinary workgroup meetings. A total of 74 seniors attended the town hall meeting, and 69 completed the surveys. The most common drug-related problems among survey participants were doubts about drug advertisements (79%) and drug interactions (70%). Most participants (88%) were more comfortable in receiving face-to-face counseling compared to an app or virtual visits. Findings aided in developing 3 grant proposals. Conclusions This narrative provides a roadmap for conducting multidisciplinary, patient-centered participatory research to refine research strategies in minimizing drug-related problems.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Participatory action research
patient-centered care
elderly
drugs
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Multidisciplinary approach
medicine
Narrative
030212 general & internal medicine
adverse reactions
Workgroup
polypharmacy
Strategic planning
Polypharmacy
Social work
business.industry
030503 health policy & services
multiple chronic conditions
General Medicine
side effects
Family medicine
Medicine
Outcomes research
0305 other medical science
business
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23300698
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dbaef0ca665be149dc8deb2d8a715394