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KMID : 0922320170240010087
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2017 Volume.24 No. 1 p.87 ~ p.98
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Factors Affecting Medication Errors and Medication-related Educational Needs of Community dwelling Older Adults
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Jeong Hye-Sun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting medication errors and the medication management educational needs of community-dwelling older adults.
Methods: From February 20 to February 23, 2017, 150 elderly people aged 65 or older were surveyed using a structured questionnaire.
Results: A total of 85.7% of the older adults were taking medication, but their drug knowledge was found to be low. The medication error rate was 24.9%, and the score for medication management education requirement was 3.61 out of a possible 5points. Factors affecting medication errors were perceived health status and knowledge of medication, and their explanatory power was 43% in total.
Conclusion: It was concluded that nursing intervention is needed to reduce older adults' medication errors and to increase their knowledge of medication. Additionally, groups of older adults with high medication errors should be intensively educated, and when developing a medication management education program, the contents of the sub-areas and items in which the participants' needs were high should be reinforced.
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KEYWORD
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Aged , Drug misuse , Knowledge , Education
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