Care transitions: a leverage point for safe and effective medication use in older adults--a mini-review.
Gerontology
; 61(1): 32-40, 2015.
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| ID: mdl-25277280
ABSTRACT
Older adults often face challenges as they transition out of the acute care hospital, especially with regard to adhering to their medications. In this narrative review, we discuss medication adherence in older adults across the continuum of care, describing reasons for nonadherence, methods to assess adherence and tools to improve adherence, with particular focus on emerging techniques and technologies. Taking steps at care transitions to assess medications and foster adherence to the medication regimen can increase the safety of older adults following hospitalization.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Alta del Paciente
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Cumplimiento de la Medicación
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Conciliación de Medicamentos
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Pase de Guardia
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Hospitalización
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gerontology
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos