评估明尼苏达州有效药物自我管理工具包在低收入社区老年人中四步方法的可接受性
Emily P Peron1, Krista L Donohoe1, Amaya Cary2
11Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy.
The Senior care pharmacist
|November 11, 2025
概括
负担得起的住房中的老年人发现明尼苏达州有效药物自我管理工具包 (MEMSMT) 有助于管理药物. 这种四步方法在提高药物自我管理技能方面具有很高的感知效用.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 卫生识字 卫生识字
- 药物管理 药物管理
背景情况:
- 老年人,特别是那些生活在低收入住房中的老年人,在管理多种药物方面面临着挑战.
- 健康素养可以影响药物坚持和自我管理的有效性.
- 弗吉尼亚联邦大学 (VCU) 移动健康和健康计划 (MHWP) 服务于老年社区.
研究的目的:
- 在老年人中评估明尼苏达州有效药物自我管理工具包 (MEMSMT) 的可接受性和感知的有用性.
- 在老年人群中探索与药物相关的挑战和自我管理策略.
- 评估药物自我管理的四步方法的有用性.
主要方法:
- 学生药剂师领导的重点小组由四个高级公寓社区的40名参与者组成.
- 参与者讨论了药物挑战和MEMSMT的四步方法.
- 药物自我管理自我有效性检查清单进行了管理,并收集了定性反.
主要成果:
- 参与者平均每天服用7.5种药物;44%的健康素养低.
- 绝大多数 (94%) 认为MEMSMT四步方法可以帮助成功的药物自我管理.
- 参与者对自己的药物自我管理技能的信心很高.
结论:
- 在低收入老年人住房中,MEMSMT的四步方法被认为是加强药物自我管理的有价值工具.
- 该工具包展示了在这个人口群体中改善药物坚持和结果的潜力.
- 建议对药物自我管理自我有效性检查清单进行进一步的研究.
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