'It's a job to be done'. Managing polypharmacy at home: A qualitative interview study exploring the experiences of older people living with frailty.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many older people live with both multiple long-term conditions and frailty; thus, they manage complex medicines regimens and are at heightened risk of the consequences of medicines errors. Research to enhance how people manage medicines has focused on adherence to regimens rather than on the wider skills necessary to safely manage medicines, and the older population living with frailty and managing multiple medicines at home has been under-explored. This study, therefore, examines in depth how older people with mild to moderate frailty manage their polypharmacy regimens at home.

Methods

Between June 2021 and February 2022, 32 patients aged 65 years or older with mild or moderate frailty and taking five or more medicines were recruited from 10 medical practices i

SUBMITTER: Previdoli G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10777610 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature