title: Ongoing poor management of medicines in the older-aged living independently in a rental retirement village.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In a low socioeconomic status, small, rental retirement village, we have shown the older-aged managed their medicines poorly (Doggrell and Kairuz in J Pharm Pract Res 42:208-212, 2012).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  As the number of participants was only 25, and the population in the rental retirement village turns over regularly; our objective was to determine whether the findings were consistent and ongoing.
  
  
  METHODS
  We returned to the rental retirement villages after 1 and 2 years, and reassessed the management of medicines, using the same semi-structured interview method. Main outcome measure The perception of present and ongoing adherence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although similar numbers (23-25) participated in the studies in 2011-2013, the actual participants changed with only three being interviewed on three occasions. Nevertheless, the findings over the 3 years were similar: <50 % of the participants were adherent at the time of the study and unlikely to have problems in the next 6-12 months; only 50 % had a good knowledge of their illnesses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The management of medicines by the older-aged living in a low socioeconomic, rental retirement village is poor, and this finding is ongoing and consistent. This supports the need for extra assistance and resources for the older-aged, living in rental retirement villages, to manage their medicines.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Sheila.doggrell@qut.edu.au.
authors.forename: Sheila A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Doggrell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D054539:Medication Therapy Management; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011203:Poverty; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011793:Queensland; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012179:Retirement; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Adherence; Australia; Medicines; Medicines management; Older-aged; Retirement village