Identifier |
1999_Christensen |
Title |
Increasing Safe Medication Practices in Older Adults: An Assessment of Needs and Educational Awareness |
Creator |
Christensen, Sandra F. |
Subject |
Aged; Social Isolation; Communication Barriers; Cooperative Behavior; Patient Safety; Patient Education as Topic; Health Education; Health Promotion; Attitude to Health; Independent Living; Activities of Daily Living; Quality of Life; Self Care; Self Concept; Self Efficacy; Chronic Disease; Needs Assessment; Patient Medication Knowledge; Medication Adherence; Needs Assessment; Healthy Aging |
Description |
As the population ages the risk of chronic illness increases, necessitating the acceptance of a long-term medication regimen. Increasing the numbers of daily medications may result in adverse drug reactions, unsafe medication practices, and non-compliance. Non-compliance, which can result in hospitalization, loss of independence, and death, remains an issue in medical, social, and psychology literature. Understanding the variables that contribute to non-compliance, while offering older adults continuing education on safe medication practices, may be a solution. Programs that encourage older adults to diagnose their learning needs and develop the learning climate can increase the feelings of self-efficacy necessary to practice the self-care behavior of medication compliance. |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1999 |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Copyright © Sandra F. Christensen 1999 |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Name |
Sandra F. Christensen |
Type |
Text |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kh3knn |
Setname |
ehsl_gerint |
ID |
179504 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kh3knn |