Background Medication reconciliation can reduce errors, particularly among elderly and polymedicated patients. The inclusion of pharmacists obtaining the best possible medication history can further improve the identification and resolution of discrepancies. Aim To compare a structured pharmacist-led medication reconciliation program with usual care on detecting and resolving discrepancies during hospital admis...
Over the past few years, there has been a growing effort to integrate community pharmacists into managing chronic patients with chronic disease, to alleviate the pressure on healthcare systems. Pharmacists are not only experts in medicines but also have clinical skills to promote adherence to therapy and ensure monitoring of the health status of patients with chronic disease, especially in the period between me...
Over the past few years, there has been a growing effort to integrate community pharmacists into managing chronic patients with chronic disease, to alleviate the pressure on healthcare systems. Pharmacists are not only experts in medicines but also have clinical skills to promote adherence to therapy and ensure monitoring of the health status of patients with chronic disease, especially in the period between me...
Background Different questionnaires assess self-reported medication adherence and others quantify aspects of patients attitudes towards medication, but not together in a single instrument. Gathering these two aspects in a single instrument could reduce patients survey burden. Aim The aim of this study was to develop the Medication Adherence Universal Questionnaire (MAUQ) using the Maastricht Utrecht Adherence i...
Introduction: Heart Failure is a cardiovascular syndrome resulting from a structural and/or functional anomaly of the cardiac muscle, resulting in reduced cardiac output and elevated intracardiac pressures. Adherence to antihypertensive therapy has a major influence on the outcomes of heart failure, not limited only to the treatment of high blood pressure, but also the regulation of the hydro-electrolytic balan...
Introdução: A reconciliação terapêutica visa promover a segurança do doente por meio da redução de erros de medicação e eventos adversos decorrentes de discrepâncias de medicação na transição de cuidados. Foi nosso objetivo realizar um estudo-piloto de reconciliação terapêutica no momento da admissão hospitalar para, a partir dele, identificarmos os recursos necessários para a sua implementação na prática clíni...
Introduction and objectives: Patient knowledge about hypertension is an important patientrelated determinant for poor blood pressure control and is a target for more effective interventions. We aimed to evaluate hypertensive patients’ knowledge and awareness about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs about their medication and their adherence to antihypertensive therapy. Methods: A cross-sectional st...
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