The effect of a pharmacy-led transitional care program on medication-related problems post-discharge: A before-After prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication-related problems are common after hospitalization, for example when changes in patients' medication regimens are accompanied by insufficient patient education, poor information transfer between healthcare providers, and inadequate follow-up post-discharge. We investigated the effect of a pharmacy-led transitional care program on the occurrence of medication-related problems four weeks post-discharge.

Methods

A prospective multi-center before-after study was conducted in six departments in total of two hospitals and 50 community pharmacies in the Netherlands. We tested a pharmacy-led program incorporating (i) usual care (medication reconciliation at hospital admission and discharge) combined with, (ii) teach-back at hospital discharge, (iii) improved tra

SUBMITTER: Daliri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6413946 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature