Open AccessMedication Errors Among Hospitalized Adults in Medical Wards of Nekemte Specialized Hospital, West Ethiopia: A Prospective Observational Study
Author(s) -
Mohammed Gebre,
Nigatu Addisu Bekele,
Ayantu Getahun,
Jenber Workye,
Busha Gamachu,
Ginenus Fekadu,
Tesfa Tekle,
Bizuneh Wakuma,
Getahun Fetensa,
Balisa Mosisa,
Getu Bayisa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
drug, healthcare and patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1179-1365
DOI - 10.2147/dhps.s328824
Subject(s) - medicine , polypharmacy , observational study , checklist , logistic regression , medical record , statistical significance , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , emergency medicine , optics , cognitive psychology , psychology , physics
A high prevalence of medication errors in older adults are due to a combination of different factors such as polypharmacy, polymorbidity, enrolment in several disease-management programs, and fragmentation of care that causes medication errors in all age groups. This study aims to assess the incidence and determinants of medication errors among hospitalized adults in medical wards of Nekemte Specialized Hospital (NSH), West Ethiopia.