在非常老年时管理药物:法罗群岛非老年人的定性研究
Maria Í Skorini1, Maria Skaalum Petersen1,2, Ása Róin1
1Faculty of Health Science, University of the Faroe Islands, Vestarabryggja 15, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences
|November 21, 2024
概括
90岁以上的老年人使用自动剂量分配和个人药物管理策略. 然而,用户参与和医生咨询不足,凸显了对最老的老年人改善医疗保健支持的需要.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 人口老龄化正在增加,导致多发病率和多药性更高.
- 由于潜在的认知和身体衰退,对老年人来说,药物管理是复杂的.
- 了解老年人的药物管理对于有效的护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索90岁及以上家庭居民使用的药物管理策略.
- 在这个人口群体中确定与日常药物使用相关的挑战和问题.
- 为老年人提供关于他们的药物的支持和护理干预信息.
主要方法:
- 在法罗群岛非老年人研究 (2021) 中,与10名非老年人 (91-97岁) 进行半结构面试.
- 按照布劳恩和克拉克的方法论进行主题分析,用于数据分析.
主要成果:
- 出现了三个关键主题:日常药物管理,挑战和担忧.
- 对于大多数参与者来说,自动化剂量分配 (ADD) 服务是非常有益的.
- 参与者制定了个人策略,但药片外观的变化引起了担忧,常规医生有时会忽略副作用的担忧.
结论:
- 自动化剂量分配和个人策略有助于老年人药物管理.
- 用户参与和定期的医疗咨询往往是不够的.
- 加强患者提供者沟通和咨询对于优化非常老年人的药物管理至关重要.
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