Post-Visit Patient Understanding About Newly Prescribed Medications

Intervention to enhance communication about newly prescribed medications.

PURPOSE Physicians prescribing new medications often do not convey important medication-related information. This study tests an intervention to improve physician-patient communication about newly prescribed medications. METHODS We conducted a controlled clinical trial of patients in 3 primary care practices, combining data from patient surveys with audio-recorded physician-patient interactio...

Psychosocial processes influencing weight management among persons newly prescribed atypical antipsychotic medications.

The purpose was to generate a theory of the psychosocial processes influencing weight management among persons newly prescribed atypical antipsychotic medications. A grounded theory research design was used to guide the study. Semi-structured interviews were the method of data collection, and analysis was performed using constant comparison. Using theoretical sampling, a sample of 11 participan...

Medications prescribed by specialists in nursing homes.

The existence of specialty prescribers is challenging. Multiple prescribers have been identified as a risk factor for treatment with medications considered to be “inappropriate.” The use of “inappropriate” medications, in turn, has been associated with adverse outcomes such as hospitalization and death. In my experience, specialty prescribed medications include muscle relaxants for spasticity i...

Chief complaints, diagnoses, and medications prescribed seven weeks post-Katrina in New Orleans.

BACKGROUND In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, widespread flooding devastated the New Orleans healthcare system. Prior studies of post-hurricane healthcare do not consistently offer evidence-based recommendations for re-establishing patient care post-disaster. The primary objective of this study is to examine associations between patient characteristics, chief complaints, final diagnoses, an...

Vibration white finger: a newly prescribed disease.