Patient drug self-administration improves regimen compliance.
Through a hospital's three-phase program, inpatients learned about their medications and gradually accepted responsibility for self-administration of these medications, for developing their schedules, and for adhering to their regimens. A postdischare follow-up study showed that the program had substantially improved patient compliance with medication regimens.
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D012646:Self Administration