Aims and objectives To explore published literature that describes what is known about the
role of informal caregivers as they manage medications for older adults and/or people living …

Medication adherence is a key factor of the therapy of chronic diseases in older people with
chronic diseases. Inadequate health literacy results in poor health outcomes. Therefore, the …

Aims and objectives To analyse the prevalence, risk factors and evolution over time of
polypharmacy and self‐medication in the older people in Spain from 2006–2014 …

Background Older adults face growing health care needs and could potentially benefit from
personal health information management (PHIM) and PHIM technology. To ensure effective …

BACKGROUND: Elderly patients are more frequent users of emergency department (ED).
An elderly patient entering the ED is often accompanied by a family member who has an …

Aim. To describe patients' experiences of counselling, defined as information giving and
advice by nursing staff, in the emergency department. A particular focus was on the waiting …

Background Older persons with polypharmacy are at increased risk of harm from
medications, and this issue is a global patient safety challenge. Harm may arise at all stages …

Aims and objectives. To describe district nurses' perceptions of the concept of delegating
medication management to unlicensed personnel working in municipal social care …

Older people with long-term mental health conditions who receive care in their own home
are vulnerable to the inappropriate use of medications and polypharmacy given their …

Background Medication management capacity is a crucial component of medication
adherence, particularly among older adults. Various factors, including physical abilities …