A telephone survey to determine the experiences of children and their parents/carers, following the initiation of a new medicine
| Autor: | Anthony Sinclair, Jeff Aston, David Terry, Keith A. Wilson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Descriptive statistics business.industry Psychological intervention Medication adherence 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Clinical pharmacy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Family medicine Medication therapy management medicine Original Article 030212 general & internal medicine General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Thematic analysis business Psychiatry Adverse effect Outpatient pharmacy |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 24:266-271 |
| ISSN: | 2047-9964 2047-9956 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000925 |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine what issues are experienced during the first few weeks of therapy by patients, and their parents/carers, when a child/young person has been prescribed a new medicine. Method: One hundred patients aged ≤18 years of age prescribed a new medicine for ≥6 weeks were recruited from a single UK National Health Service specialist paediatric hospital outpatient pharmacy. Six weeks after the first dispensing of their new medicine the patient or their parent/carer received telephone follow-up by a researcher and verbally completed a questionnaire containing both open and closed questions. Patient or parent/carer experiences were identified and analysed using thematic analysis and descriptive statistics. Results: Eighty-six participants were available for telephone follow-up. Six (7%) had not started their medicine. Paediatric patients and their parents/carers experienced a range of issues during the first few weeks after starting a new medicine. These included additional concerns/questions (24/80, 30%), administration issues (21/80, 26.3%), adverse effects (29/80, 36.3%) and obtaining repeat supplies (12/80, 15%). The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale indicated that 34/78 (43.6%) participants had a high adherence rating, 35/78 (44.9%) medium and 9/78 (11.5%) a low rating. Conclusions: Paediatric patients and their parents/carers experience a range of issues during the first few weeks after starting a new medicine. Further research is required to determine the type of interventions that may further support medicines use in this group of patients. |
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