Managing medications among individuals with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: Patient-caregiver perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With changing cognitive abilities, individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia face challenges in successfully managing multidrug regimens. We sought to understand how individuals with MCI or dementia and their family caregivers manage multidrug regimens and better understand patient-to-caregiver transitions in medication management responsibilities.

Methods

We conducted qualitative interviews among patient-caregiver dyads. Eligibility included: patients with a diagnosis of MCI, mild or moderate dementia, managing ≥3 chronic conditions, ≥5 prescription medications, who also had a family caregiver ≥18 years old. Semi-structured interview guides, informed by the Medication Self-Management model, ascertained roles and responsibilities for medication

SUBMITTER: O'Conor R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11461121 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature