Primary medication non-adherence at Counties Manukau Health Emergency Department (CMH-ED), New Zealand: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To measure primary medication non-adherence (failure to fill prescription medicines) in patients discharged from the emergency department (ED), and to determine whether sociodemographic factors, smoking status and access to a general practitioner affect prescription filling. Little is known about primary medication non-adherence in EDs, and less so in New Zealand (NZ). Identifying reasons for non-adherence will enable development of strategies to improve adherence and reduce morbimortality.

Design and setting

An observational study based on patient data from the ED of a large public hospital in South Auckland, NZ.

Participants

Data were collected from 1600 patients discharged between 28 April-6 May and 28 July-9 August 2014. Data were included if patients w

SUBMITTER: Martini ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7394181 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature