Investigating the epidemiology of medication errors in adults in community care settings. A retrospective cohort study in central Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Liz M Grant, Aziz Sheikh, Ghadah Asaad Assiri, Salma A Al-Khani, Abdullah H. Alkhenizan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Saudi Medical Journal Saudi Medical Journal, Vol 40, Iss 2, Pp 158-167 (2019) Assiri, G, Alkhenizan, A HM, Al-Khani, S A, Grant, M & Sheikh, A 2019, ' Investigating the Epidemiology of Medication Errors in Adults in Community Care Settings : A Retrospective Cohort Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ', Saudi Medical Journal, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 158-167 . https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.2.23933 |
| ISSN: | 0379-5284 |
| DOI: | 10.15537/smj.2019.2.23933 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To investigate the period prevalence and risk factors for clinically important prescription and monitoring errors among adults managed in community care in Saudi Arabia (SA). Methods : This retrospective cohort study used electronic health record (HER) data. A random sample comprising of 2,000 adults (≥18 years old) visiting Family Medicine clinics in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH & RC), Riyadh, SA, was selected. Data collection took 3 months (October December 2017). Descriptive analyses and logistic regression modeling were performed using STATA (version 14) statistical software. Results : The overall period prevalence of medication errors over 15 months was 8.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] 6.5-9.7). Risk factors that significantly predicted overall risk of patients experiencing one or more medication errors were: age ≥65 years, male gender, Saudi nationality, and polypharmacy (defined as the concurrent use of ≥5 drugs). Conclusions : Clinically important medication errors were commonly observed in relation to both drug prescription and monitoring. Saudi Med J 2019; Vol. 40 (2): 158-167 doi: 10.15537/smj.2019.2.23933 How to cite this article: Assiri GA, Alkhenizan AH, Al-Khani SA, Grant LM, Sheikh A. Investigating the epidemiology of medication errors in adults in community care settings. A retrospective cohort study in central Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J . 2019 Feb;40(2):158-167. doi: 10.15537/smj.2019.2.23933. |
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