| Titre : | An intervention to maximize medication management by caregivers of persons with memory loss: Intervention overview and two-month outcomes (2016) |
| Auteurs : | Jennifer H. Lingler ; Susan M. Sereika ; Carolyn M. Amspaugh |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Geriatric Nursing (Vol. 37, n° 3, May/June 2016) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 186-191 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Démence ; Gestion ; Médicaments ; Mémoire ; Organisation ; Personnel de santé ; Recherche ; Relations entre professionnels de santé et patients ; Sujet âgé |
| Résumé : | Overseeing medication-taking is a critical aspect of dementia caregiving. This trial examined a tailored, problem-solving intervention designed to maximize medication management practices among caregivers of persons with memory loss. Eighty-three community-dwelling dyads (patient + informal caregiver) with a baseline average of 3 medication deficiencies participated. Home- and telephone-based sessions were delivered by nurse or social worker interventionists and addressed basics of managing medications, plus tailored problem solving for specific challenges. The outcome of medication management practices was assessed using the Medication Management Instrument for Deficiencies in the Elderly (MedMaIDE) and an investigator-developed Medication Deficiency Checklist (MDC). Linear mixed modeling showed both the intervention and usual care groups had fewer medication management problems as measured by the MedMaIDE (F = 6.91, p |
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