Older patients' engagement in hospital medication safety behaviours.
Tobiano G, Chaboyer W, Dornan G, et al. Older patients’ engagement in hospital medication safety behaviours. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2021;33(12):3353-3361. doi:10.1007/s40520-021-01866-3.
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.