title: Cognitive impairment and medication self-management errors in older adults discharged home from a community hospital.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to report the results of a pilot study of the relationship between cognitive impairment and medication self-management errors in older adults discharged home from a community hospital. It is hoped that these preliminary data will provide some new ideas for reducing errors in medication self-management posthospitalization.
authors.affiliation: Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, USA. dhain@fau.edu
authors.forename: Debra J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hain
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tappen
authors.forename: Sanya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ouslander
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012646:Self Administration / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D012648:Self Care / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States