Exploring medication self-management in polypharmacy: a qualitative systematic review of patients and healthcare providers perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Polypharmacy presents many challenges to patient medication self-management. This study aims to explore the self-management processes of medication in polypharmacy from the perspectives of both patients and healthcare providers, which can help identify barriers and facilitators to effective management. Methods: A systematic review of qualitative studies was performed by searching seven databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and MEDLINE, from their establishment until August 2024. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) tool was employed to evaluate the quality of the studies included. The extracted data were then analysed thematically and integrated into The Taxonomy of Everyday Self-management Strategies (TEDSS) framewo

SUBMITTER: Jin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11456697 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature