Prescribing Practice of Medication - Patient View.

Medical University of Graz100 enrolled

Overview

In the clinical routine of a hospital, there are often problems dealing with medication that has already been prescribed at the time of admission due to incomplete or missing medication lists from the family doctor. Often patients forget this list at home. This pilot study focuses on the medication process from admission to discharge and patient health literacy.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Focus: Prescribing Practice

Interventions

Survey and InterviewsOTHER

Survey and Interviews

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient hospitalised at the clinical ward of Endocrinilogy and Diabetology and plastic Surgery * Patient with an minimum of 2 days hospitalisation * good knowledge of German * Age 18 to 99 Years * Male/female Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological or psychiatric primary disease e.g. Dementia * Rehospitalisation 7 days after discharge from hospital * Patients who need intensive care

Locations (1)

LKH University clinical Graz , QM-RM

Graz, Styria, Austria

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Health competence of patients with focus on drugs.

Correct knowledge of the medication (indication) - assessed by Interview with the patient

Time frame: 6 months

Drug prescription from the view of the patient- Amount

Amount of prescribed drugs by descriptive chart review with CRF (Case Report Form) and interview with the patient

Time frame: 6 months

Drug prescription from the view of the patient- Type of drugs

Type of prescribed drugs by descriptive chart review with CRF and interview with the patient

Time frame: 6 months

Drug prescription from the view of the patient- Discrepancies

Potential discrepancies between amount or type of drugs indicated by the patient and descriptive chart review with CRF

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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