The challenge of involving old patients with polypharmacy in their medication during hospitalization in a medical emergency department: An ethnographic study.
<h4>Background</h4>More than 70% of patients admitted to emergency departments (EDs) in Denmark are older patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy vulnerable to adverse events and poor outcomes. Research suggests that patient involvement and shared decision-making (SDM) could optimi...
Main Authors: | Pia Keinicke Fabricius, Ove Andersen, Karina Dahl Steffensen, Jeanette Wassar Kirk |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261525 |
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