Uptake of pharmacist recommendations by patients after discharge: Implementation study of a patient-centered medicines review service.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medicine use is common in older people, resulting in harm increased by lack of patient-centred care. Hospital clinical pharmacy services may reduce such harm, particularly prevalent at transitions of care. An implementation program to achieve such services can be a complex long-term process.

Objectives

To describe an implementation program and discuss its application in the development of a patient-centred discharge medicine review service; to assess service impact on older patients and their caregivers.

Method

An implementation program was begun in 2006. To assess program effectiveness, 100 patients were recruited for follow-up after discharge from a private hospital between July 2019 and March 2020. There were no

SUBMITTER: Basger BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061906 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature