Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Reducing Medication‐Related Harm Through Home‐Based Primary Care. |
| Authors: |
Haferkamp, Thomas J., Spadoni, Nora, Gleason, Lauren J. |
| Source: |
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Apr2026, Vol. 74 Issue 4, p1218-1220. 3p. |
| Subjects: |
Prevention of drug side effects, Medication error prevention, Drug overdose, Home care services, Patients' families, Power of attorney, Patient compliance, Medication errors, Chest pain, Medical personnel, Self-management (Psychology), Patient safety, Primary health care, Emergency room visits, Family nurses, Mirtazapine, Drug therapy, Patient-family relations, Anxiety, Medication reconciliation, Deprescribing, Home environment, Caregivers, Dose-effect relationship in pharmacology, Medication therapy management, Trazodone, Health education, Patient monitoring, Drugs, Quetiapine, Physical mobility |
| Abstract: |
The article discusses the case of an older adult which demonstrated the use of home-based primary care (HBPC) in reducing medication-related harm. Topics discussed include the side effects of polypharmacy, the education of caregivers to reduce medication errors and improve the patient's outcome, and home visits for close medication titration and monitoring. |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
