Medication Errors and Gaps in Medication Discharge Planning for Hospitalized Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitalized older adults are commonly discharged with changes to antihypertensive and glucose-lowering (cardiometabolic) medications. Though adverse drug events remain a leading cause of readmissions, there is little contemporary data on how medication discharge planning is communicated and how often medication errors occur post-discharge.

Objective

To assess older adults' post-hospital medication use and ambulatory follow-up after receiving cardiometabolic medication changes during hospitalization.

Design

Prospective cohort study from 11/2022 to 01/2024.

Participants

Adults aged 65 years or older from discharged home from an academic medical center with changes to pre-admission cardiometabolic medications.

Main measures

Participants complete

SUBMITTER: Anderson TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12638008 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature