Barriers, facilitators and implementation strategies to implement 'patient's own medication' and 'self-administration of medication' in hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implementing patient's own medication (POM) and self-administration of medication (SAM) has several benefits for safe and sustainable medication use, including enhanced patient empowerment reduced workload for hospital staff and decreased medication waste. Despite positive attitude of stakeholders, the upscaling of these strategies in hospitals remained limited. This study aimed to (i) identify barriers and facilitators for implementing POM and SAM and (ii) develop implementation strategies to address these.

Methods

Semistructured interviews were conducted among healthcare providers involved in the implementation of POM and SAM in 10 Dutch hospitals. The study population encompassed (hospital and outpatient) pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, and (ward) ph

SUBMITTER: Smale EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12491946 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature