在老年患有慢性疾病的成年人中对疑似不良药物事件的看法:一种定性研究
Daqiu Wang1, Xin Meng2, Lei Liu1
1Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, People's Republic of China.
Patient preference and adherence
|August 24, 2023
概括
中国的老年患者由于知识和信息获取有限,难以识别药物不良事件 (ADEs). 他们希望获得更可靠的药物信息,并积极寻求参与药物安全监测.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 药物监督 药物监督 药物监督
- 卫生沟通 卫生沟通
背景情况:
- 患有慢性疾病的老年患者经常面临药物管理方面的挑战.
- 了解这一群体如何识别和应对药物不良事件 (ADEs) 对于改善药物安全至关重要.
- 目前的研究缺乏详细的洞察力,了解中国北部老年人关于ADEs的经历.
研究的目的:
- 研究中国北部慢性病的老年患者如何识别和管理疑似不良药物事件 (ADEs).
- 在老年人中识别和应对ADEs的过程中识别障碍和促进者的障碍.
- 鼓励老年人更多地参与药物安全监测计划.
主要方法:
- 一项使用有目的抽样进行的定性研究.
- 包括来自中国北部医疗中心的15名患有慢性病的老年患者.
- 半结构面试使用主题框架分析进行分析.
主要成果:
- 确定的主要主题包括缺乏药物和ADE知识,缺乏意识和有限的信息获取等障碍.
- 患者根据时间线索和积极的沟通寻求确定了可疑的ADEs.
- 应对策略包括自我管理和与医疗保健提供者进行选择性沟通.
- 患者表示希望获得更可靠的信息,并提高药物安全性.
结论:
- 老年患者识别可疑ADEs的能力受到知识和信息获取不足的限制.
- 尽管有局限性,老年人对参与药物安全监测表现出积极的态度.
- 为了获得可靠的药物信息和安全评估,需要加强与医疗保健专业人员的沟通.
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