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The management of long-term medication by older people
— final report to the Department of Health | | Author(s) | Bill Bytheway, Julia Johnson, Tom Heller |
| Corporate Author | School of Health and Social Welfare, Open University; Department of Health - DH |
| Publisher | The Open University, Milton Keynes, 2000 |
| Pages | 244 pp |
| Source | School of Health & Social Welfare, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA. |
| Keywords | Drugs ; Therapeutics ; Long term. |
| Annotation | For most over 75s, the consumption of long-term medication is a feature of daily life. For this to benefit their health, concordance between patient and doctor is needed. This report is of a qualitative study of 77 participants aged 75 and over from eight diverse general practices in England and Wales, who were interviewed three or four times. All medicines - prescribed and over the counter (OTC) held in their homes - were logged. Information concerning older people's medicines and contacts with health professionals was also collected from medical records held by the practice. The report is in three parts: the project's methods; the participants and their medicines (including daily routines, and autonomy and control); and the development of practice. There was generally a high degree of agreement between practices and participants about prescriptions. The report suggests that primary care teams adopt a more biographical and sociological approach to understanding how medication fits into older people's lives. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010305203 B |
| Classmark | LLD: LL: 4Q |
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