frequency of medication errors and its reporting according to self- report by nurses in hospitals of khoy city shams sh[1], bagherieh f[2], feizi a[3], baghaei r[4], hashemlo l[5] received: 4 may , 2012 accepted: 19 jun , 2012  abstract:background & aims: medication errors are one of the important challenges of health care systems worldwide. it is also one of the threatening factors of patient ...

Consistent individual effort in engagement in HIV medical services has been associated with positive health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, whether these benefits are facilitated by improved medication adherence has not been widely studied. This study aimed to investigate the marginal effect of engagement in HIV care on medication adherence at a public health facility in Ke...

OBJECTIVE A pay for performance programme was introduced in 2009 by a Swedish county with 1.6 million inhabitants. A process measure with payment linked to coding for medication reviews among the elderly was adopted. We assessed the association with inappropriate medication for five years after baseline. DESIGN AND SETTING Observational study that compared medication for elderly patients enro...

Objective: self-medication is practiced significantly worldwide. No data is available on the current status of self-medication practice in Palestine. The objective of this study is to assess the extent of self-medication practice among a random sample of An-Najah National University students. Methods: this was a cross-sectional, anonymous, questionnaire-based survey that included 1581 students ...

BACKGROUND Accurate and complete medication histories are not always obtained in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE This qualitative research study was undertaken to explore the barriers to and facilitators of obtaining accurate medication histories. METHODS Individual interviews, based on a structured interview guide, were conducted with 25 patients from both inpatient and ambulatory care clinic...

Diphenhydramine, as an antihistamine drug is widely used for the treatment of allergies. However, being classified as an over the counter medication and the general belief on the low adverse effect profile of this drug has made it widely accessible to the families. Recent reports of diphenhydramine intoxication and mortality, noticeably in children and infants have raised some serious concerns....

BACKGROUND Pill-taking, expectations and therapeutic alliance may account for much of the benefit of medication and placebo treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). Aims To examine the effects of medication, placebo and supportive care on treatment outcome, and the relationships of expectations and therapeutic alliance to improvement. METHOD A total of 88 participants were randomised to...

OBJECTIVES To quantify the time required for nurses to complete the medication administration process in long-term care (LTC). DESIGN Time-motion methods were used to time all steps in the medication administration process. SETTING LTC units that differed according to case mix (physical support, behavioral care, dementia care, and continuing care) in a single facility in Ontario, Canada. ...

CONTEXT Studies have revealed that youth in foster care covered by Medicaid insurance receive psychotropic medication at a rate > 3 times that of Medicaid-insured youth who qualify by low family income. Systematic data on patterns of medication treatment, particularly concomitant drugs, for youth in foster care are limited. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this work was to describe and quantify patte...