OBJECTIVE To compare how nurses in two different paper-based systems perceive the impact of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system on their medication-related activities. SETTING 13 non-surgical, adult inpatient wards in a Dutch academic hospital. METHODS Questionnaire survey of 295 nurses before and 304 nurses after the implementation of a CPOE system. These nurses worked with ...

PURPOSE This qualitative study in patients with type 2 diabetes and health care professionals (HCPs) aimed to investigate which factors they perceive to enhance or impede medication information provision in primary care. Similarities and differences in perspectives were explored. METHODS Eight semistructured focus groups were conducted, four with type 2 diabetes patients (n=25) and four with ...

Parents of pediatric cancer patients experience uncertainty with regards to cancer-related pain. Parental pain management at home is very important in managing the overall symptoms of pediatric cancer patients. It is very important to investigate the relationship between parental anxiety and pain medication use. Studies have suggested that more anxious parents tend to experience more symptoms o...

The purpose of this study is to characterize Vietnamese policemen with hypertension, to report the proportion of hypertension control and medication adherence in Vietnamese policemen, and to explore cultural and clinical factors related to antihypertensive medication adherence. A cross-sectional study design was used. A convenience sample of 100 policemen with hypertension was recruited in Viet...

Background: Transitional care programs are a growing topic in health care systems across the country, with a focus on achieving a reduction in hospital readmissions and improving patient and medication safety. Numerous strategies have been employed and studied to determine successful approaches to patient transition from the hospital setting to the home setting. Pharmacist-mediated postdischarg...

The authors recruited a group of physicians from among the investigators participating in the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) with a greater (more successful) or lesser (less successful) proportion of trial patients meeting blood pressure (BP) control goals. The authors utilized qualitative focus group methods to identify similarities and dif...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of racial and ethnic disparities of antidiabetic treatment among residents of long-term care facilities in five states. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Retrospective, cross-sectional study of 50,427 elderly nursing home residents with diabetes in New York, South Dakota, Kansas, Mississippi, and Ohio between 1993 and 1997. RESULTS Thirty to fifty percent of r...

OBJECTIVE To develop a collaborative, person-centred model of clinical pharmacy support for community nurses and their medication management clients. DESIGN Co-creation and participatory action research, based on reflection, data collection, interaction and feedback from participants and other stakeholders. SETTING A large, non-profit home nursing service in Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIP...

BACKGROUND Stroke is the third most common cause of mortality and one of the leading causes of adult physical disability in England. Medical treatment is imperative for the management of stroke and the risk reduction of recurrent stroke. The success of a medical treatment is determined largely by adherence. However, research has shown that adherence to medication in patients who have had a stro...