The Burden of Managing Medicines for Older People With Sensory Impairment: An Ethnographic-Informed Study.

IF 2.1 Q3 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-16 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1177/23337214241253410

Peter Fuzesi, Kirsten Broadfoot, Marilyn Lennon, Sabrina Anne Jacob, Leah Macaden, Annetta Smith, Tomas Welsh, Margaret C Watson

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Background: Older age is associated with increased prevalence of sensory impairment and use of medicines. Objectives: To explore the daily "medicine journey" of older people with sensory impairment. Methods: The study used ethnographic-informed methods (using audio-, photo- and video-recordings, diary notes and semi-structured interviews with researchers) and involved community-dwelling adults (aged > 65) in Scotland, with visual and/or hearing impairment and using >4 medicines. Data analysis used the constant comparative method. Results: Fourteen older people with sensory impairment participated and used a mean of 11.0 (SD 5.0) medicines (range 5-22). Participants reported difficulties with medicine ordering, obtaining, storage, administration and disposal. They used elaborate strategies to manage their medicines including bespoke storage systems, fixed routines, simple aids, communication, and assistive technologies. Conclusion: Older people with sensory impairment experience substantial burden, challenges and risk with medicines management. Tailored medicine regimens and assistive technologies could provide greater support to older people with sensory impairment.

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感官障碍老年人的药物管理负担：一项以人种学为基础的研究

背景：年龄越大，感官障碍和用药的发生率越高。目的：探索有感官障碍的老年人的日常 "用药之旅"：探索有感官障碍的老年人的日常 "用药之旅"。研究方法研究采用人种学方法（使用录音、照片和视频记录、日记记录以及与研究人员的半结构式访谈），涉及苏格兰居住在社区、有视力和/或听力障碍且使用 4 种以上药物的成年人（年龄大于 65 岁）。数据分析采用恒定比较法。结果14 名有感官障碍的老年人参与了研究，他们平均使用 11.0 种（标准差为 5.0）药物（范围为 5-22 种）。参与者表示在订购、获取、储存、使用和处置药品时遇到困难。他们使用了精心设计的策略来管理自己的药物，包括定制存储系统、固定程序、简单辅助工具、沟通和辅助技术。结论有感官障碍的老年人在药物管理方面承受着巨大的负担、挑战和风险。量身定制的用药方案和辅助技术可以为有感官障碍的老年人提供更多支持。

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Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Medicine-Geriatrics and Gerontology

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2.90

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3.70%

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119

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12 weeks

期刊介绍： Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (GGM) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed open access journal where scholars from a variety of disciplines present their work focusing on the psychological, behavioral, social, and biological aspects of aging, and public health services and research related to aging. The journal addresses a wide variety of topics related to health services research in gerontology and geriatrics. GGM seeks to be one of the world’s premier Open Access outlets for gerontological academic research. As such, GGM does not limit content due to page budgets or thematic significance. Papers will be subjected to rigorous peer review but will be selected solely on the basis of whether the research is sound and deserves publication. By virtue of not restricting papers to a narrow discipline, GGM facilitates the discovery of the connections between papers.