Conceptualization and content validation of the MEDication literacy assessment of geriatric patients and informal caregivers (MED-fLAG).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The assessment of patients' medication literacy skills (i.e., abilities to access, comprehend and interact with medication-related information) is an important step in assisting clinicians to plan for appropriate care. Despite several attempts by researchers to develop measures of medication literacy, an instrument tailored to the specific needs of older adults remains a significant shortfall. Therefore, an interprofessional team that included a citizen co-researcher conceptualized a new standardised measure of medication literacy-the MEDedication Literacy Assessment of Geriatric patients and informal caregivers (MED-fLAG). MED-fLAG was designed as a three-dimensional self-reported measure of functional, interactive and critical skills. This study describes the conceptua

SUBMITTER: Gentizon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9389474 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature