The Finnish Interprofessional Medication Assessment (FIMA): baseline findings from home care setting.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Medication-related problems and declined functional capacity are closely associated factors among older people. The purpose of this study is to describe the procedure of interprofessional medication assessment in home care context and the baseline characteristics of the study population.

Methods

The FIMA study was a randomized, controlled intervention study comparing general practitioner-led interprofessional medication assessment and usual care. Patients' chronic diagnoses and medication use as well as physical and cognitive functions were investigated. Performance in daily activities, use of care services and help from family and relatives, self-rated health and health-related quality of life, and adverse effects commonly related to medication were assessed.

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SUBMITTER: Auvinen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6763522 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature