Medication lists for elderly patients: clinic-derived versus in-home inspection and inter- view. J Gen Intern Med 2001; 16(2): 112-115.Yang, J. C., Tomlinson, G. & Naglie, G. (2001) Medication lists for elderly patients: clinic-derived versus in-home inspection and inter- view. ...
The IT-system used for prescribing medications for multi-dose drug dispensing (Pascal) was frequently mentioned as such a system, generating discrepancies in the patients’ medication lists. ”It’s confusing with two systems and if you prescribe in Cosmic [EHR-system] it will appear in Pascal ...
medication historycongestive heart failureAim To identify whether patients with congestive cardiac failure have a higher prevalence of inaccurately documented medications on general practice referral letters to emergency departments than other polypharmacy patients. Method A prospective case-control study was ...
Changed employment circumstances combined with paying for medication and private health practitioner appointments had a big financial impact. Private health care was not sustainable for most participants, but they described long waiting lists for most public health services. Concerns were voiced that partic...
Patient representatives expressed disappointment when inclusion criteria, such as the phase of a disease, co-morbidities and existing medication regimens inhibit enrolment [33,36]. Clinicians were viewed as gatekeepers, who can limit the enrolment of patients from minority backgrounds, due to beliefs th...
In order to clarify the specific mechanism of actions, future studies should recruit more medication-naive patients. In conclusion, using DTI and graph-theoretical analyses, the hierarchical structural network provides clues to the common and unique pathogenesis of MDD patients with or without SI. ...
but were monitored subsequently by the PCP. If abnormalities were found during screening, appropriate care was initiated (e.g. referral to neurology or psychosomatic specialist; recommendation for psychotherapy; prescription of medication). However, PCPs noted that referring patients to specialists was ch...
The findings of the current study are consistent with those of previous studies, in that the higher a patient’s acceptance of disease, the better their adherence to treatment and medication. The higher their degree of cooperation, the more stable their physical condition, and patients with a mo...
BackgroundLanguage barriers can significantly impact on medication adherence and health outcomes.AimTo assess the impact on medication adherence of individualised foreign language medication lists for non-English speaking hospital patients.MethodPatients using foreign language medication lists at The Alfred ...
27 and a number of small randomized clinical trials have shown improvements in weight loss,28 physical activity,29 adherence to asthma medication,30 glycemic control in diabetes,21 blood pressure lowering,22 and adherence to medication among people with human immunodeficiency virus infection24 or after...