Medicines management at home during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study exploring the UK patient/carer perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore home medicine practices and safety for people shielding and/or over the age of 70 during the COVID-19 pandemic and to create guidance, from the patient/carer perspective, for enabling safe medicine practices for this population.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 50 UK participants who were shielding and/or over the age of 70 and who used medicines for a long-term condition, using telephone or video conferencing. Participants were recruited through personal/professional networks and through patient/carer organisations. Participants were asked about their experiences of managing medicines during the pandemic and how this differed from previous practices. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis.

Key findings

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SUBMITTER: Garfield S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436399 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature