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1- Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Science, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Geriatric Health, Faculty of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ,nnn.gassabnnn@gmail.com
3- Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2- Department of Geriatric Health, Faculty of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ,
3- Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Objective: Age-related changes make the older susceptible to multiple chronic diseases and, consequently, an increase in the number of medications consumed. The present study aimed toexplain strategies to reduce the incidence of medication errors at illiterate and low-literate older adults with polypharmacy from the perspectives of the older, caregivers, and pharmacists.
Method: The present study is a qualitative study that was conducted with 23 semi-structured interviews with three different groups of participants including illiterate and low-literate older adults with polypharmacy, caregivers of the older (informal caregivers of the older such as family members), and pharmacists from August 2022 to Murch 2024 in Tabriz, Iran. Participants were selected using purposive sampling method and interviews were conducted based on a designed interview guide. Conventional content analysis method was used to analyze the data.
Findings: The inductive content analysis process extracted 6 main categories from 32 subcategories. The average age of the older participants in the study was 67.53 years. From the perspective of the study participants, strengthening self-care and health-oriented behaviors and beliefs, using techniques to optimize medication management, caregiver responsibility and support, effective education, effective interaction between the older and the physician-pharmacist, and an efficient healthcare system can be effective in reducing the incidence of medication errors in the older.
Conclusion:Due to the multifactorial nature of medication errors, it is not the sole responsibility of health professionals to contribute to the reduction of medication errors, and integrated actions must be taken by health care providers, the pharmaceutical industry, insurers, educational providers, legislators, caregivers, and ultimately the elderly themselves.
Method: The present study is a qualitative study that was conducted with 23 semi-structured interviews with three different groups of participants including illiterate and low-literate older adults with polypharmacy, caregivers of the older (informal caregivers of the older such as family members), and pharmacists from August 2022 to Murch 2024 in Tabriz, Iran. Participants were selected using purposive sampling method and interviews were conducted based on a designed interview guide. Conventional content analysis method was used to analyze the data.
Findings: The inductive content analysis process extracted 6 main categories from 32 subcategories. The average age of the older participants in the study was 67.53 years. From the perspective of the study participants, strengthening self-care and health-oriented behaviors and beliefs, using techniques to optimize medication management, caregiver responsibility and support, effective education, effective interaction between the older and the physician-pharmacist, and an efficient healthcare system can be effective in reducing the incidence of medication errors in the older.
Conclusion:Due to the multifactorial nature of medication errors, it is not the sole responsibility of health professionals to contribute to the reduction of medication errors, and integrated actions must be taken by health care providers, the pharmaceutical industry, insurers, educational providers, legislators, caregivers, and ultimately the elderly themselves.
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