What is it about?
For many people, informal carers such as parents, spouses and other family members help with medication administration at home. In this study we explore the risks at various stages of this process and how they can be addressed.
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Why is it important?
Increasingly, medication is being administered at home by family and friends of the care-recipient. This study identifies risks associated with potential drug administration errors made by informal carers at home through consensus-based techniques.
Perspectives
Many researchers have studied medication errors in hospitals and other formal healthcare settings, but much less is known about what happens in patients own homes and how we can support informal carers who often have a key role in supporting patients with their medication at home. This study is therefore important as it explores a relatively unknown area, and identifies strategies to help support carers in this role.
Bryony Franklin
University College London
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This page is a summary of: A prospective risk assessment of informal carers’ medication administration errors within the domiciliary setting, Ergonomics, June 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2017.1330491.
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