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Medication compliance in elderly people: influencing variables and interventions
Author(s) -
Cargill Julie M
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb01925.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , regimen , medicine , compliance (psychology) , intervention (counseling) , medication adherence , patient compliance , physical therapy , gerontology , family medicine , psychology , nursing , social psychology
This paper describes a study in which 70 elderly patients were assessed for risk factors in their medication regimen They were separated into three study groups, including two levels of teaching intervention focused on the home medication administration system, and a control group The intervention utilizing a follow‐up telephone call demonstrated a significant change in risk‐related behaviours such as verbalization of the regimen, congruence between instructions and usage of medications, and taking of medicines not currently prescribed or over‐the‐counter