Informing research design through patient and public involvement; patients and carers with lived experience post-hospital discharge and potential roles for general practice pharmacists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication safety across care transitions remains a significant burden on healthcare systems. Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is useful at the very early stages of intervention development to inform research priorities. The aim of this PPI was to scope patients' and carers' lived experiences of medicines management post-hospital discharge to inform the design of a research proposal.

Methods

A research planning PPI workshop and additional one-to-one discussions were undertaken with patients and informal carers who had experienced a recent discharge from hospital and were prescribed regular repeat medications.

Results

The 12 public contributors identified that the priority for patients was not limited to medication management alone but rather a broader c

SUBMITTER: Yahya F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12007321 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature