Experiences with the daily use of medications among chronic hepatitis C patients

Development, Testing and Results of a Patient Medication Experience Documentation Tool for Use in Comprehensive Medication Management Services

“…In other words, the documentation tool might have encouraged pharmacists and students to become more patient-centered. As indicated by previous research, incorporating patients’ medication experiences into clinical decision-making is not an easy task, thus, it is paramount to teach pharmacy students and novice pharmacists how to identify and use this information in daily clinical practice [6,7,20,21,22].…”

“…These ways are related to the manner the medication affects the patient´s personal world, which means that taking a medication is much more than purely a mechanical action. Medications can disturb the patient´s relationship with his body, her perception of herself, or his relationship with others [22].…”

“…It should be noted that this setting includes a group of experienced CMM pharmacists—all with experience in MI and having some prior understanding and exposure to the medication experience concept. As suggested by other studies, educational programs would likely be needed to teach how to identify patients’ medication experiences and documenting them with the tool and how to apply MI strategies to their practice [21,22].…”

Promoting meaningful qualitative research in social pharmacy: moving beyond reporting guidelines

“…An example of a qualitative project in social pharmacy that presents themes as the highest level of analysis is an interview study of medication use among hepatitis C patients. [8] This team used phenomenology throughout the research process and reporting to distil the medication use themes of adversity, resolution, ambiguity and irrelevance. The authors were able to identify these themes by fully embracing their theoretical framework and spending significant effort in reading the transcripts and field notes holistically.…”

“…An example of a qualitative project in social pharmacy that presents themes as the highest level of analysis is an interview study of medication use among hepatitis C patients . This team used phenomenology throughout the research process and reporting to distil the medication use themes of adversity, resolution, ambiguity and irrelevance.…”