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10117358

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-22
pubmed:abstractText
Evaluation of a pharmacy assessment for geriatric patients on a geriatric assessment and rehabilitation unit is described. The assessment has been developed to identify functional, comprehension and therapeutic problems affecting an elderly patient's ability to self-medicate. The pharmacy assessment identified more obstacles to self-medication than the nursing and medical assessments. The detection of obstacles was particularly apparent in the areas of medication knowledge deficit, complicated medication regimes and the inability to follow directions. The pharmacist made more recommendations than the other health professionals for improving the safety and efficacy of drug therapy and medication compliance (p less than .01). Recommendations included simplification of medication regimes, requesting drug levels or specific lab tests, and the use of compliance aids. Seventy-seven percent of the recommendations made by the pharmacist were acted upon by the physician or nurse. Results of the study demonstrate the pharmacy assessment was the most significant predictor of self-medication success.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
H
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0008-4123
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
An evaluation of pharmacy assessment for geriatric patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Calgary District Hospital Group.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article