‘Everyone should know what they’re on’: a qualitative study of attitudes towards and use of patient held lists of medicines among patients, carers and healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care settings in Ireland

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Managing multiple medicines can be challenging for patients with multimorbidity, who are at high risk of adverse outcomes, for example, hospitalisation. Patient-held medication lists (PHMLs) can contribute to patient safety and potentially reduce medication errors. The aims of this study are to investigate attitudes towards and use of PHMLs among healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients and carers.

Design

Qualitative study based on 39 semistructured telephone interviews.

Setting

Primary and secondary care settings in Ireland.

Participants

Twenty-one HCPs and 18 people taking medicines and caregivers.

Methods

Telephone interviews were conducted with HCPs, people taking multiple medicines (5+ medicines) and carers of people taking medi

SUBMITTER: O'Donovan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9301806 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature