Barriers and enablers affecting patient engagement in managing medications within specialty hospital settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communication problems contribute enormously to medication errors and adverse events. Encouraging patient engagement can help to facilitate effective medication management.

Objectives

To examine barriers and enablers affecting how patients engage with managing their medications in specialty hospital settings.

Design

An exploratory qualitative design was used involving in-depth interviews with doctors, nurses, pharmacists, patients and family members.

Setting

An Australian public, metropolitan teaching hospital was the study site and five specialty hospital settings were used, including cardiac care, emergency care, intensive care, oncology care and perioperative care.

Results

In all, 21 health professionals, 11 patients and 12 family members p

SUBMITTER: Manias E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5810626 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature