Key result
A newly developed medication experience documentation tool used by pharmacists during 407 patient encounters resulted in documented medication experiences 62% of the time.
Why the study?
The patient-centered approach to comprehensive medication management recommends understanding the patient's medication experience, motivating the development and evaluation of a documentation tool for practice.
Does a patient medication experience documentation tool improve pharmacists' ability to recognize and address medication experiences in comprehensive medication management services?
Does a patient medication experience documentation tool improve pharmacists' ability to recognize and address medication experiences in comprehensive medication management services?
A newly developed medication experience documentation tool was successfully implemented in practice, helping pharmacists recognize and address factors affecting medication-taking behaviors.
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Supports integration of medication experience documentation into pharmacist workflows; leaves open impact on care and requires prospective validation.
The medication experience is an individual's subjective experience of taking a medication in daily life and can be at the root of drug therapy problems. It is recommended that the patient-centered approach to comprehensive medication management (CMM) starts with an understanding of the patient's medication experience. This study aims to develop a medication experience documentation tool for use in CMM services, and to understand the usefulness and challenges of using the tool in practice. The tool was developed based on previous research on patients' medication experiences. It was tested in two rounds by ten CMM pharmacists utilizing the tool as they provided care to patients. Focus groups were conducted to revise the tool after each round and to understand pharmacists' experiences. The tool was tested for 15 weeks in 407 patient encounters. There was at least one medication experience documented in the electronic medical record 62% of the time. Pharmacists found the tool helpful in raising awareness of the medication experience and motivational interviewing strategies, planning for follow-up visits, as a teaching tool, and making pharmacists realize the fluidity of the medication experience. The tool offered pharmacists a better way to recognize and address medication experiences affecting medication taking behaviors.
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Redmond et al. (2019) studied this question. Medication experience documentation tool was evaluated on Documentation of at least one medication experience in the electronic medical record. A newly developed medication experience documentation tool used by pharmacists during 407 patient encounters resulted in documented medication experiences 62% of the time.
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