‘They must help if the doctor gives them to you’: a qualitative study of the older person’s lived experience of medication-related problems | Zendy

Nikesh Parekh | Zendy; Beatrice Gahagan | Zendy; Lizzie Ward | Zendy; Khalid Ali | Zendy

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‘They must help if the doctor gives them to you’: a qualitative study of the older person’s lived experience of medication-related problems

Author(s) -

Nikesh Parekh,

Beatrice Gahagan,

Lizzie Ward,

Khalid Ali

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afy142

Subject(s) - paternalism , active listening , harm , medicine , focus group , qualitative research , health care , intervention (counseling) , perspective (graphical) , nursing , psychology , social psychology , sociology , psychotherapist , social science , artificial intelligence , political science , anthropology , computer science , law , economics , economic growth

medication-related problems (MRP) are common for older adults and can lead to harm. The older person's perspective on MRP has been seldom reported in published literature. This study explored the lived experience of MRP in older adults with varying functional levels, focussing on the hospital discharge period.

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