Why the study?
What is the prevalence and what are the characteristics associated with primary medication non-adherence after discharge from a general internal medicine service?
Population
493 older adults consecutively discharged from a general internal medicine service at a large urban teaching…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May warrant enhanced transition planning for nursing home discharges; leaves open whether interventions reduce non-adherence.
What is the prevalence and what are the characteristics associated with primary medication non-adherence after discharge from a general internal medicine service?
Primary medication non-adherence is common after hospital discharge, particularly among patients discharged to a nursing home, highlighting a critical gap in care transitions.
Fallis et al. (2013) studied this question.
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