Development of a patient-centred medication management model for polymedicated home-dwelling older adults after hospital discharge: results of a mixed methods study.
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37730411
Description
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to investigate medication management among polymedicated, home-dwelling older adults after discharge from a hospital centre in French-speaking Switzerland and then develop a model to optimise medication management and prevent adverse health outcomes associated with medication-related problems (MRPs).
DESIGN
Explanatory, sequential, mixed methods study based on detailed quantitative and qualitative findings reported previously.
SETTING
Hospital and community healthcare in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
PARTICIPANTS
The quantitative strand retrospectively examined 3 years of hospital electronic patient records (n=53 690 hospitalisations of inpatients aged 65 years or older) to identify the different profiles of those at risk of 30-day hospital readmission and unplanned nursing home admission. The qualitative strand explored the perspectives of older adults (n=28), their informal caregivers (n=17) and healthcare professionals (n=13) on medication management after hospital discharge.
RESULTS
Quantitative results from older adults' profiles, affected by similar patient-related, medication-related and environment-related factors, were enhanced and supported by qualitative findings. The combined findings enabled us to design an interprofessional, collaborative medication management model to prevent MRPs among home-dwelling older adults after hospital discharge. The model comprised four interactive fields of action: listening to polymedicated home-dwelling older adults and their informal caregivers; involving older adults and their informal caregivers in shared, medication-related decision-making; empowering older adults and their informal caregivers for safe medication self-management; optimising collaborative medication management practices.
CONCLUSION
By linking the retrospective and prospective findings from our explanatory sequential study involving multiple stakeholders' perspectives, we created a deeper comprehension of the complexities and challenges of safe medication management among polymedicated, home-dwelling older adults after their discharge from hospital. We subsequently designed an innovative, collaborative, patient-centred model for optimising medication management and preventing MRPs in this population.
This study aimed to investigate medication management among polymedicated, home-dwelling older adults after discharge from a hospital centre in French-speaking Switzerland and then develop a model to optimise medication management and prevent adverse health outcomes associated with medication-related problems (MRPs).
DESIGN
Explanatory, sequential, mixed methods study based on detailed quantitative and qualitative findings reported previously.
SETTING
Hospital and community healthcare in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
PARTICIPANTS
The quantitative strand retrospectively examined 3 years of hospital electronic patient records (n=53 690 hospitalisations of inpatients aged 65 years or older) to identify the different profiles of those at risk of 30-day hospital readmission and unplanned nursing home admission. The qualitative strand explored the perspectives of older adults (n=28), their informal caregivers (n=17) and healthcare professionals (n=13) on medication management after hospital discharge.
RESULTS
Quantitative results from older adults' profiles, affected by similar patient-related, medication-related and environment-related factors, were enhanced and supported by qualitative findings. The combined findings enabled us to design an interprofessional, collaborative medication management model to prevent MRPs among home-dwelling older adults after hospital discharge. The model comprised four interactive fields of action: listening to polymedicated home-dwelling older adults and their informal caregivers; involving older adults and their informal caregivers in shared, medication-related decision-making; empowering older adults and their informal caregivers for safe medication self-management; optimising collaborative medication management practices.
CONCLUSION
By linking the retrospective and prospective findings from our explanatory sequential study involving multiple stakeholders' perspectives, we created a deeper comprehension of the complexities and challenges of safe medication management among polymedicated, home-dwelling older adults after their discharge from hospital. We subsequently designed an innovative, collaborative, patient-centred model for optimising medication management and preventing MRPs in this population.
Date of Publication
2023-09-20
Publication Type
Article
Keyword(s)
aging geriatric medicine patient-centered care primary care primary health care
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Pereira, Filipa | |
Del Río Carral, María | |
von Gunten, Armin | |
Wernli, Boris | |
Verloo, Henk |
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Series
BMJ open
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
ISSN
2044-6055
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open.access