Effect of warning symbols in combination with education on the frequency of erroneously crushing medication in nursing homes: an uncontrolled before and after study

OBJECTIVES: Residents of nursing homes often have difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), which complicates the administration of solid oral dosage formulations. Erroneously crushing medication is common, but few interventions have been tested to improve medication safety. Therefore, we evaluated the eff...

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Autores principales: van Welie, Steven, Wijma, Linda, Beerden, Tim, van Doormaal, Jasperien, Taxis, Katja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Health Services Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4985836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27496242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012286

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4985836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27496242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012286

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