Assessing medication knowledge and practices of older adults.
An assessment instrument for home health nurses to use in assessing medication knowledge and practices of older adults was developed and tested on a convenience sample of 20 adults 65 and older admitted to a local home health agency. The tool was found usable by nurses, understood by patients, and had adequate test-retest reliability. The results emphasized the need for thorough medication assessments of all home health patients and provided a tool that home care nurses can use.
DeBrew
J K
JK
UMC-Greensboro School of Nursing, North Carolina 27402-6172, USA.
Barba
B E
BE
Tesh
A S
AS
D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012646:Self Administration / Q000379:methods*; D012651:Self Medication / Q000379:methods*