Title: Capstone Project
Ripal Patel
Sacred Heart University
Abstract
Medication management is necessary to prevent harm to patient, reduce readmission rate and medication in-consistency in healthcare. My capstone project is based on medication management in healthcare. Here, in my first draft, I am going to discuss medication management of patients with multimorbidity. Multimorbidity effects 60% of primary care patients. Multi-morbidity is a major problem in health care and is related to outcomes. Addition to that, the presence of mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety has further negative impact on clinical outcomes. Because of it is associated with polypharmacy, the development of interventions to boost …show more content…
Implement Sci. 2011 Apr 23; 6():42)
Select the target group
The general practitioner behaviours relating to medication management in multimorbidity are shown in following figure. ‘Maintaining the status quo’ was observed in all of the qualitative interviews practice guidelines which stands that patients receiving long-term medicines need medication reviews at regular intervals.
There are four more techniques social environment, action and planning, prompts and self-incentives.
Modifiable GP behaviours in medication management in multimorbidity identified in qualitative synthesis and interview study: ( Sinnott C, Mc Hugh S, Browne J, Bradley C. GPs' perspectives on the management of patients with multimorbidity: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research. Sep 13; 3(9). )
Seeking Reliable Medication Information:
Patient mostly try to find medication information from pharmacists and doctors. Other less frequent medication information sources are family, friends, reference books, and nurses. Moreover, information sources selected based on accessibility, priority and the type of information needed. The each and every information available on the internet are not always fruitful. They need to use specific terms to get proper reliable information. Pharmacists has more knowledge about drugs, their uses and adverse effects on body, they are the trustable people to give information about drug interactions as per age group and
Ripal Patel
Sacred Heart University
Abstract
Medication management is necessary to prevent harm to patient, reduce readmission rate and medication in-consistency in healthcare. My capstone project is based on medication management in healthcare. Here, in my first draft, I am going to discuss medication management of patients with multimorbidity. Multimorbidity effects 60% of primary care patients. Multi-morbidity is a major problem in health care and is related to outcomes. Addition to that, the presence of mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety has further negative impact on clinical outcomes. Because of it is associated with polypharmacy, the development of interventions to boost …show more content…
Implement Sci. 2011 Apr 23; 6():42)
Select the target group
The general practitioner behaviours relating to medication management in multimorbidity are shown in following figure. ‘Maintaining the status quo’ was observed in all of the qualitative interviews practice guidelines which stands that patients receiving long-term medicines need medication reviews at regular intervals.
There are four more techniques social environment, action and planning, prompts and self-incentives.
Modifiable GP behaviours in medication management in multimorbidity identified in qualitative synthesis and interview study: ( Sinnott C, Mc Hugh S, Browne J, Bradley C. GPs' perspectives on the management of patients with multimorbidity: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research. Sep 13; 3(9). )
Seeking Reliable Medication Information:
Patient mostly try to find medication information from pharmacists and doctors. Other less frequent medication information sources are family, friends, reference books, and nurses. Moreover, information sources selected based on accessibility, priority and the type of information needed. The each and every information available on the internet are not always fruitful. They need to use specific terms to get proper reliable information. Pharmacists has more knowledge about drugs, their uses and adverse effects on body, they are the trustable people to give information about drug interactions as per age group and