Rational medication management mode and its implementation effect for the elderly with multimorbidity: A prospective cohort study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As one of the countries with the most serious degree of aging, the incidence of potentially inappropriate drug use among the elderly is as high as 30. 4% in Chinese communities, and the lack of effective medication management and poor medication compliance at home are the main factors. Given these situations, we constructed a Rational Medication Management Mode based on family physician service, carried out an empirical research and evaluated the implementation effect.

Methods

A prospective cohort study was conducted from September to December 2021 to analyze the implementation effect of the Rational Medication Management Mode by comparing the outcome indicators between the intervention group and control group. The primary outcome of this study was medication numb

SUBMITTER: Tang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486462 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature