Exploring Medicines Optimisation and Safety in the Community Following Mental Health Hospital Discharge: A Qualitative Interview Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication safety issues may be common following mental health hospital discharge. However, there is little research exploring their aetiology and influencing factors for patients with mental illness and their carers in the community. This study aimed to explore medicine taking, continuity and care following mental health hospital discharge from the perspectives of people with lived experience, their carers and community-based health professionals.

Method

Participant recruitment was via social media and the professional networks of the research team. Semi-structured online interviews were conducted with people with mental illness, carers and health professionals (including pharmacists, doctors and nurses in hospital, primary care and community settings) involved i

SUBMITTER: Jeffries M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12741015 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature