Characteristics and Risk Factors of Medication Incidents Across Stages of Medication Management in Residential Aged Care: A Longitudinal Cohort Study of 5700 Reported Incidents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Problems with medication management are consistently identified as key concerns for the quality of residential aged care (RAC). Incident reports can provide valuable information on key issues related to medication management; however, few studies have explored medication incidents in RAC settings.

Objectives

To investigate the characteristics of medication incidents at different stages of medication management and identify the risk factors associated with incidents.

Methods

A retrospective longitudinal cohort study was conducted using medication incidence data from 25 RAC facilities in New South Wales, Australia. All medication incidents between 1 July 2014 and 31 August 2021 relating to 5709 aged care residents aged ≥ 65 years were included. The outcome me

SUBMITTER: Silva SSM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12860823 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature