2020
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-020-01122-0
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Patients’ perceptions of medicines information received at hospital discharge in Norway: a qualitative interview study

Abstract: Background Insufficient transfer of medicines information is a common challenge at discharge from hospital. Following discharge, home dwelling patients are expected to manage their medicines themselves and adequate counselling is an important prerequisite for patient empowerment and self-efficacy for medicines management. Objective The aim was to identify patients’ needs for medicines information after discharge from hospital, including the patients’ perception and appraisal of the information they received at… Show more

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“…Some thought they could have been better informed about adverse reactions and how to manage life as a user of medicines. Others felt they did not want or need more information (Svensberg et al, 2021). This is also shown in other studies (Borgsteede et al, 2011;Kusch et al, 2018).…”
Section: Ensuring Patient Safety After Discharge From Hospital: Exper...supporting
confidence: 65%
“…Some thought they could have been better informed about adverse reactions and how to manage life as a user of medicines. Others felt they did not want or need more information (Svensberg et al, 2021). This is also shown in other studies (Borgsteede et al, 2011;Kusch et al, 2018).…”
Section: Ensuring Patient Safety After Discharge From Hospital: Exper...supporting
confidence: 65%
“…In our study, patients generally experienced a lot of waiting during their hospital stay and this time could have been better utilized. We propose implementing more patient‐centred activities nurturing patient participation during the whole hospital stay, this could reduce the ‘information overload’ in the discharge conversation, as also previously suggested 40,41 . In addition, it should be further explored how continuity of care could be improved 7,36,42,43 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…We propose implementing more patient-centred activities nurturing patient participation during the whole hospital stay, this could reduce the 'information overload' in the discharge conversation, as also previously suggested. 40,41 In addition, it should be further explored how continuity of care could be improved. 7,36,42,43 A strength of this study is the combination of observations and patient interviews.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O baixo LS é diretamente relacionado a fatores como baixa escolaridade e renda, idade mais avançada, presença de múltiplas condições crônicas ou deficiências, o que traz consequências diretas à saúde da população. Assim, ele afeta o envolvimento dos indivíduos na tomada de decisões adequadas e, consequentemente, os resultados em saúde, podendo causar impacto nos custos e nos sistemas de saúde [3][4][5] [27][28] .…”
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