Medication beliefs and use of medication lists - is there a connection?: results from a before-and-after study in Germany
Despite increasing digitalisation the paper-based medication list remains one of the most important instruments for the documentation and exchange of medication-related information. However, even elderly patients with polypharmacy who are at high risk for medication errors and adverse drug events, f...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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30 March 2020
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BMC geriatrics
Year: 2020, Jahrgang: 20 |
| ISSN: | 1471-2318 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12877-020-01513-y |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01513-y
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| Verfasserangaben: | Cornelia Straßner, Cornelia Mahler, Beate Strauß, Ulrich Wehrmann, Katja Krug, Joachim Szecsenyi, Walter Emil Haefeli and Hanna Marita Seidling |
| Zusammenfassung: | Despite increasing digitalisation the paper-based medication list remains one of the most important instruments for the documentation and exchange of medication-related information. However, even elderly patients with polypharmacy who are at high risk for medication errors and adverse drug events, frequently do not receive or use a complete and comprehensible medication list. Increasing the use of medication lists would be a great contribution to medication safety and facilitate the work of health care providers. |
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| Beschreibung: | Gesehen am 20.04.2020 |
| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1471-2318 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12877-020-01513-y |