Background: Multi-medication and potentially inappropriate medications are a problem among the elderly who live in retirement homes. Drug-related problems are a common cause of hospitalization among the elderly, but most of these problems can be prevented with the help of medication reviews. Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate how the execution of medication reviews takes place in retirement homes in four counties in southern Sweden. Methods: A survey has been developed and sent to operations managers/head of units at 114 different retirement homes with a somatic focus in four counties in southern Sweden in two occasions: on 7 November and 20 November 2023. Descriptive statistics have been used to analyze data. Results: A total of 35 responses have been received which corresponds to a 31% response rate. Most of the retirement homes in these counties have stated that medication reviews are performed at least once a year. Regarding the participation of pharmacists, more than half of the retirement homes in two counties indicated that pharmacists participate in the performance of medication reviews, while in the other two counties none of the retirement homes stated that pharmacists participate. In this study, the large retirement homes performed medication reviews to a greater extent than the small retirement homes. Conclusion: Medication reviews are used in retirement homes. Larger retirement homes perform medication reviews to a greater extent than small retirement homes. Continued studies are needed to observe the effect of medication reviews and explain the differences between counties.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-522338 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Gültekin, Sule |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för farmaci |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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