Older patients' engagement in hospital medication safety behaviours.

Georgia Tobiano; Wendy Chaboyer; Gemma Dornan; Trudy Teasdale; Elizabeth Manias

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Older patients' engagement in hospital medication safety behaviours.

June 16, 2021

Tobiano G, Chaboyer W, Dornan G, et al. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2021;33(12):3353-3361.

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Medication safety, particularly among older adults who may have complex medication regimens, is an ongoing safety concern. This study explored medication safety behaviors among young-old (65-74 years), middle-old (75-84 years) and old-old (>85 years) adults. The authors found that older adults are willing to engage in medication safety behaviors, but that preferred behaviors (e.g., verbal behaviors, self-administering medication, reviewing medication charts) differed among the age groups.

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