Abstract
Patient and family engagement is advocated internationally as a strategy to enhance medication safety at transitions of care. Enhancing communication is a major means of enabling patient and family engagement. The aim of this study was to explore patients' and families' participation in discharge medication communication. Specific research questions included: 1) What factors facilitate or hinder patients' and families' participation in discharge medication communication? (Work system); 2) How do patients and families participate in discharge medication communication? (Process); 3) What are patients' and families' perceived benefits of discharge medication communication? (Outcomes).
Sigma Membership
Pi Delta
Lead Author Affiliation
Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia
Type
Report
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Communication, Patient Participation, Medication Reconciliation, Patient Medication Knowledge, Medication History, Inpatients, Patient
Recommended Citation
Tobiano, Georgia; Manias, Elizabeth; Chaboyer, Wendy; Raleigh, Rachael; Teasdale, Trudy; and Barker, Julie, "Patient and family participation in medication communication at discharge" (2019). Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports. 58.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/grant_reports/58
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Review Type
None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report
Acquisition
Self-submission
Date of Issue
2019-09-27
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
Dr. Tobiano was the 2017-2018 recipient of the Sigma/Virginia Henderson Clinical Research Grant